Carole's flat is a real find and Nuno who looks after the guests had great suggestions, was extremely friendly and always available for any questions. Having picked us up from the airport he showed us around the nieghbourhood so we were well oriented for the next day. Turns out the flat is incredibly well located, just below the Graca viewpoint and the Castle, a 5 minute walk from the 28 Tram that connects you to the rest of the centre, and a 10 minute walk to the Sanata Apolonia train station, where you can also hire a car if you are journeeing out of Lisbon, as we did. Above all it's at the heart of Alfama, where you can easily lose yourself for a good lazy day.
Just around the corner from the flat there is a local cafe where the "little old ladies" of the quarter congregate each morning for coffee. In front of it is there is a small off-licence open till late for anything from beer to dishwasher soap. Bottom line, its a great location.
The flat itself was squeaky clean, had a very comfortable bed, and a perfectly good wifi. It's tucked away behind adjacent old buildings so it was also very quiet. Obviously we spent most of our time outside, but it was really comfortable and pleasant to get back to at the end of each day.
Highly recommended.