The apartment is very centrally located in the old town so it’s very easy to walk to all the sights. It’s also close to many great restaurants and easy to cross the river to Gaia and the Port houses. The balcony is a great feature and almost the only one on the North side of the river in this location. The local supermarket (Spar) provides the basics. If you wanted to cook in the apartment (we didn’t) there are good facilities but the main supermarket (Continente) is may be a couple of Km away but it’s a nice walk along the river and you could take a taxi back! We would recommend booking your restaurant reservation early morning or the day before. The good restaurants get booked quickly.