We stayed six nights in Samantha and Nuno's apartment in November and very much enjoyed our stay in Libson. OK, it's a simple apartment in an old building, and it has some of the quirks that come with old buildings in atmospheric old neighborhoods: lots of stairs to climb to get up to the apartment; occasionally funky plumbing; windows that look into the interior courtyard so you get some noise from the neighbors during the day, things like that. But, seriously, that's a small price to pay to have a safe and comfortable base for two people from which to explore the wonderful Alfama neighborhood! After all, you are only steps from the Thieves' Market, the Castelo, and some of the most scenic viewpoints in Lisbon. And you are in the midst of a plethora of small neighborhood stores and restaurants, part of the real life of the city -- you can even hear fado in the streets in the evening! Even if you want to venture farther into Lisbon, the metro and buses and the famous Tram 28 are not far away. And then when you return to the apartment in the evening, it is very quiet and the bed is quite comfortable. Communication with Samantha was excellent, even though we weren't able to meet her personally -- she answered e-mails very promptly and gave us a lot of good suggestions about what to do in the area. That was very helpful for us. Arrival and departure was very easy; she had a friend meet us and explain everything. The kitchen was simple but had everything we needed. We truly enjoyed our stay and hope to return to Lisbon someday soon!