“Very warm wellcoming host. Nice, small, cosy home. Definetly recommended!”
1-bedroom flat in the modern centre of Lisbon
1-bedroom flat in the modern centre of Lisbon
Frederico
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- 1 Bedrooms
- Sleeps 4
- 1 Bathrooms
About our home
My 1-bedroom, 1st floor walk-up apartment comes with a sunny balcony, hardwood floors, lots of books and plenty of charm. I moved in 2006 after having restored it with great care; I kept IKEA furniture to a bare minimum and brought in many vintage finds, as well as objects, posters and artworks created by friends or people I admire.
I live in a 1950s building across the street from a supermarket on Avenida de Paris. Since I moved in I was for long the building's youngest tenant, but recently other younger people – artists and designers, a programmer and a photographer, my front-door neighbour who shot the photos of my apartment – live here, so there's a nice community vibe to the building. In the backyard there's a shared vegetable garden with lemon, fig, avocado, medlar and cypress trees.
Avenida de Paris is one of several European-city named avenues and squares that make up one of Lisbon's nicest, easiest neighbourhoods, which features great 1940-50s architecture, plenty of shops and cafés (including Mexicana, a mid-century modern icon and a great place for pastries and coffee), one of Lisbon's best bookstores (Barata), a dynamic city theatre (Teatro Maria Matos) and a world-class engineering school (Instituto Superior Técnico).
Features
- Main home
- Balcony
- Wifi
- Cable TV
- No pets
Frederico's reviews
As a host (10) 
“We had a great time at Frederico’s apartment. It was very comfortable and in a great location. Frederico was easy to communicate with and he provided a lot of useful information about his apartment and the local area. Thanks, Steve & Jenny”
“Enjoyed our stay at Frederico's. Frederico was very helpful and easy to communicate with. His restaurant recommendations were top notch.”
“Lovely apartment, nice area, Frederico a great host!”
“5 stars all round pretty much sums it up. Frederico is a really nice guy and it was great to meet him at the opening of his exhibition on Brasil too, which was really rather interesting. The location of his apartment suited me down to the ground. Ridiculously easy to get to and from the airport, a short stroll to the metro that takes you downtown in a few minutes, or to the train station that takes you to Sintra in about 40. I walked to downtown from there a couple of times as I like to walk. I explored all the local area too. It's in a really nice residential location - totally safe and quite charming, plus more of the feel of living like a local, yet easy to get to all the sites when you wanted. I absolutely loved Lisbon and definitely hope to return there again in the future, probably at a similar time next year as the weather was glorious. I absolutely recommend Bairrice downtown as a superb tapas restaurant with just the friendliest owner, Orlando. Thanks again Fred for all your kindness”
“Great place Great Frederico This is a number 1 swap to recommend”
“Great place Great Frederico This is a number 1 swap to recommend”
“What can I say ? It was just wonderfull : Frederico is a so nice person , he reserved us a wonderfull welcome , and introduced us to the portugueese life as soon as we arrived. His appartment is very agreable and in a privileged place in Lisboa. More than an home swap, it was a very agreable human experience. Thank you so much Frederico , and hope to see you again ! ”
“Lovely experience. Frederico is totally charming and a great host.”
“I just have to thank Frederico for letting us stay in his home for just one night. His apartment is very nice and comfortable, located in a quiet residential area and equiped with everything you need for a good stay. Frederico was a wonderfull host, I hope we can meet again someday, in Lisbon or in Rio!”
More about us
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I'm a thirty-something design writer and curator. I came back to Lisbon in the Summer of 2010 after spending two years in New York studying design criticism; I've also lived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Treviso, Italy.
I'm currently teaching at two universities, but I travel a great deal for work and leisure (especially weekend/city breaks).
I'm very neat, but also extremely easy going. And allergic to cats.
Swap availability
- White
- Open to offers
- Green
- Available
- Red
- Not Available
Where is it?
Neighbourhood
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