We had an amazing time at Jorge's place.

The apartment is a few months old and well located, in the Barrio Alto neighborhood, few blocks away from the central neighborhood of Chiado and also close to the famous Alfama. If you don't mind walking a bit up and down the hills you can basically move around without a single bus or metro ride, as we did.

There are many shops, restaurants, a mercado and also a cheap supermarket near by, which is great when you arrive late on a winter afternoon after a long day walking and sightseeing.

The apartment itself has everything you need for a short stay: a very well furnished kitchen that has everything (including an Nespresso machine with free capsules), a very nice living room, perfect heating for a cold winter, TV (basically in English with portuguese subtitles), fast wi-fi, etc. The bathroom had a good size, super clean, good shower and even had a bidet. The bedroom had a comfy bed, good quality linens, etc.

Getting here from and to the airport takes less than 45 minutes with the metro (the Cais do Sodré station is only 10 blocks away), which will save you time and the taxi money.

We didn't have the chance to meet Jorge in person, but his pal Manuel gave us a warm welcome, waited for us and personally handed the keys. Jorge left A LOT of fresh food and drinks specially for us: from a very good bottle of portuguese red wine, a few kinds of cheese, fresh bread, sparkling water, many fruits, ham, eggs, etc. We were really surprised but those and other details that made our stay much simpler and happier.

I will definitely recommend Jorge's apartment over most others on Airbnb, because it has an excellent quality-price relationship, a perfect location and a great host.