This place was great - on a well-located but non-touristy street. The balcony view was fantastic, the apartment was clean, the decor was full of artsy touches (you should click through the photos of all the properties from this couple just to get home design ideas!).

Pedro's father was waiting for us when we came and hauled my heavy suitcase all the way up the stairs. Warning - not only is this building located uphill, but the apartment itself is on the top floor and the staircase is steep and narrow. Just make sure you can handle getting up and down with your suitcase.

Other than that, everything was great. Make sure to leave yourself some time to throw open the balcony doors and lean out and see what's happening up and down the street - seems to be a very Portuguese thing to do!