We had an incredible stay at Chiho and Nuno's flat. In fact of all the places we stayed in our 17 day trip across Portugal and Spain, this flat was our absolute favorite and the best equipped.
Let me start by saying the pictures don't do the flat justice. The flat is clean and calming. The view from the windows of the river is romantic. The bed was comfortable and the breeze the apartment gets kept the flat cool enough to sleep in even during a Lisbon heat wave. When sleeping with the windows open, our ear plugs did come in handy as the street noise could be loud from passing cars on the Alfama's cobble stone streets. But for a big city, the street the flat is on is a relatively quiet one.
In fact, we couldn't have asked for a better location. Proximity to the train station made getting around the city via subway so convenient and we agreed that the Alfalma, with its old-world charm, is the neighborhood we would stay in again, if we returned.
Chiho and Nuno were fantastic hosts! They picked us up from the airport which was an incredible plus considering how long the taxi stand lines were. And they were responsive during our entire stay, even when we accidentally locked ourselves out of the apartment, they were right there to let us back in. I simply could not recommend this flat and our hosts highly enough!