We had such a lovely stay thank you. I looked at lots of Air BNB properties before booking and I’m glad I decided on this one. The apartment is in a perfect location. It’s a few minutes’ walk to the castle and Alfama the oldest, prettiest part of Lisbon so as soon as you walk outside you feel in the middle of everything (but it’s also very quiet during the night so we slept well). The tram stop for tram 28 is just around the corner from the apartment and there are lots of tuk-tuks around if you get tired walking on the hilly streets. We walked everywhere as Alfama led to Baixa to Chiado and to Bairro Alto (around 30 minutes’ walk). The apartment has original features such as wooden shutters to keep things cool (fans are also provided) as well as a modern kitchen and shower rooms – everything was very clean and the bed linen very fresh.

Rita met us on arrival and was very helpful showing us around the apartment and explained we could call her at any time during our stay for help. She organised our return taxi which collected us right outside the apartment on time (we paid 11 euros from the airport each way).

We went to a rooftop bar with comfy sofas and great views of the city just minutes away from the apartment and had a very nice healthy brunch in Café Pois which. We also walked to a few roof top bars such as Park (on top of a car park), Topo and Entretanto. The Timeout market was cool and has stalls with all different kind of foods and communal tables.

We found Lisbon to be a relatively cheap capital city (even in the touristy areas) and the weather in late September/early October was sunny and 25-28 degrees.

My husband and I stayed without our children but Lisbon/the apartment was in such a great, safe location I would gladly return with them.

Thanks again to Ana and Rita