I stayed at Geronimo for a week. Right from the start, Ricardo, the manager, was helpful, as my taxi driver from the airport was a bit clueless and needed directions. I stayed in the Tavira room. It is a well-appointed room with a very comfortable bed and nice-sized bathroom. The garden in the backyard of the house is welcoming with banquettes, chairs and a dining table. The neighborhood seems very safe. The Tropical Garden of Belem and the Mosteiro de Jeronimos are both very close and make great landmarks to prevent you from getting lost. It is a five-minute walk downhill to a transit hub in Belem, where you can catch several buses and a tram that go to various parts of central Lisbon. It takes around 20 minutes. Close to the transit hub are about ten restaurants and a Starbucks. One note: if you are noise-sensitive as I am, you should know there is a pedagogical farm for children right behind the house. That means from about 9 am to 5:30 pm (this is summer) you will hear lots of squealing and sometimes screaming children. You probably won't be around much during these times, though. But you will also hear roosters at dawn. The combination of windows and electric shutters keeps out much of the sound.
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