The apartment was clean and, for the area, quite spacious. There is one major positive and one major negative about the apartment - the location.
Positive - the location is close to the heart of the Alfama, near many restaurants and within walking distance to the Praca do Comercio and the Baixa neighborhood.
Negative - because the location is close to the heart of the Alfama, near many restaurants, the noise is overwhelming - day and night. The singing and noise from restaurant patrons goes well into the night. The dumping of used bottles into the trash receptacles right outside the apartment goes on throughout the night, and then the trash trucks pick them up at 3am and 6am. There's also construction going on during the day right next to the apartment. If you're a light sleeper, or plan on sleeping during the day, this may not be the place for you.