The reviews were very good, so we had high expectations which were met in full. Stylish, clean flat with two bedrooms and a good bathroom, all recently refurbished with new fittings throughout -- it's a very nice conversion of the top floor of an old Alfama building. Simone Maria's communications were excellent, very rapid, and her hosting was excellent -- she met us from the airport, which was great as the building is in the middle of the Alfama and it's quite a maze of streets. The Alfama neighbourhood is a great location for exploring Lisbon and still retains a certain amount of the original population and one or two grocery shops for locals remain too. There are plenty of places to eat (we'd recommend Alfama Cellar on Remedios), and if you want to listen to fado, this is the area to be. The flat is very peaceful. If you are two couples wanting to use it, or if, as we did, you'd like to use both beds, then you have to bend quite low to get into the second bedroom area, which is on a raised platform in the eaves of the living room, accessed by an open staircase. It has superb lights for reading, which is unusual in any hotel or flat, and the bed is very comfortable. We really enjoyed our time here, and many thanks again to Simone Maria. You can walk to the cathedral in about 20 minutes, and there's the fantastic Feira da Ladra vast and spectacular fleamarket on Saturdays/Tuesdays. Best of all though, there's a swimming pool at the Apolonia end of Remedios. If you want to swim, it's great, just get hold of the timetable as the adult sessions are quite limited, except on Sunday.