Legend Loft

First off let me say that you will more than likely not be staying at the address given for this property so don't be shocked if you go there first as this is place they use for students! Around the corner in Av. Fontes Perieira De Melo they have another property on the 6th floor and there is a somewhat ''quaint'' lift up! The rooms are identified by the names of writers, I think, at least most of them seem to have won Nobel prizes for something! All very quaint, just like the lift. Maria and her mother are charming hostesses and full of information, and very helpful, and have maps and suggestions for you, such as a day trip to Sintra. The accommodation in Avenue Fontes is a large apartment with 6 (?) rooms but you all share a common bathroom and there is a kitchen where you can do some really cookery if you want to, but really nice to be able to make a proper cup of tea/coffee in the morning, and a bowl of porridge (I must have my porridge every morning!). Nearby there is a supermarket, and also a couple of restaurants and I seem to remember seeing a bar as well, it is about 30 minutes walk into the old part of Lisbon, which is downhill on the way in but a bit of a long slow incline, not a hill as such, on the way back. But do as I did and stop to have something on the way back up to break the journey. Just down the road you can pick up one of the open top buses that do the tours around the city, there is public transport also close by. It is really like staying in somebody's house like a b and b, and such a nice selection of other people staying as well. And very quiet too!