Vera was a welcoming host. She had a lot of great suggestions and maps to help us explore the area during check-in, and was responsive to questions during our stay. She was gracious and understanding when we were confused about our check out time (totally our error!) and ended up running late leaving the place, for which we still feel bad, sorry Vera!

The apartment was very clean and comfortable as pictured, and perfectly situated in Baixa-Chiado for strolls through the neighborhood. It was easy walking distance to lots of great cafes, restaurants, markets and bars, the metro, and the train station to explore outside Lisbon (Cascais, Sintra, etc).

One note that might be relevant for some travelers: we ended up staying at this listing during the sardine festival of San Antonio, which is Lisbon’s biggest annual celebration, and all of the surrounding neighborhoods were basically having a huge weeklong block party. So for us, the noise was significant—from people hammering and revving generators as they set up their temporary bars during the day to be used later at night, to partying literally all night long. There was a huge crowd outside the apartment, with people sitting right on our stoop, grilling sardines and meat and right under our window, drinking and singing and dancing. I say this not because we really minded—we got into the spirit of it, stayed up late, ate sardines, drank at our neighbors stalls, and enjoyed the festivities, which were fun and exciting and very unique—but once it was time for bed we definitely needed earplugs. I assume it is not like this all year round, but if you think you wouldn’t be into this kind of vibe you might want to avoid the listing during the sardine festival (mid June). However, if you do end up travelling during the festival and want to be right in the heart of the action, this would definitely be the place to be!