I have some positive and negative things to say about this apartment. Let me start with the positive ones: the location of the apartment is great, though with some caveats which I will mention at the end. Bus and subway will take you anywhere or you can even walk. The apartment is also gorgeous, luminous, ample and with a great view, in a charming area. The bedrooms are comfortable, the kitchen is very well equipped, and the bathroom is very modern.

Catarina and her husband are great hosts. Catarina's husband waited for us at the Avenida subway station and guided us to the apartment, even helping us to carry our bags all the way to the third floor. Catarina was also available most of the time by SMS.

However, a couple of things tarnished our stay: I had read in the description that the apartment was on a third floor. However, I did not know that you need to climb 62 steep steps to get to the apartment. I would have never rented it if I had known that. If you add to that the very steep climb from Liberdade Avenue, (it is only 450 meters but in a very steep angle), that was a very exhausting walk for my wife and particularly for me, as I have a heart condition.

That also posed a problem bringing the groceries after going to the supermarket (there are only small markets nearby, so if you want to do a good grocery shopping you need to go a distance, and carrying the groceries uphill and up the stairs to the apartment is a challenge.

Unless you have excellent health, this is not the right apartment for you.

Secondly, the neighbors at the second floor decided to have a disco party on the Saturday night we stayed. The noise, the music, the screaming did not let us sleep until the wee hours of the morning. I went down to complain, but they refused to open the door.

There is even an very unwelcoming mat at that apartment that should have told me they were not going to be friendly. I notified Catarina but she was out of town at that moment. We almost left the apartment that night but, being 1.00 AM, the idea of looking for a hotel at that time of the night was not very enticing. Not being able to rest, that night ruined our next day in Lisbon.

I appreciate the fact the incident took place very late at night and that we have things to do, but someone should be always on watch to deal with a situation like that.