The location is ideal for accessing the metro, shopping and restaurants, most of the historical sites and some local touring buses/tuktuks. Also very close to things like the Livraria Lello (famous bookshop). It’s in a very old building so it does have a unique smell but you don’t really notice it most of the time and it was fun to be right next to the cathedral! The owners also let us store our bags post check out so we were able to do some more exploring before catching a train later on in the evening. Communication was great and the check in/check out process was easy. It was very clean and the views from the garden were stunning. It was very interesting staying in a stone building and they’ve done a good job modernizing it. I would recommend staying here, even if you’re tall (some of the ceilings are quite low)! Great experience overall.