Most of our vacations my wife and I book hotel rooms, and sometimes we use air B&B. Since I had my parents with us, we decided to rent a condo. The location was good, the apartment was good and the host was helpful, however, I personally would not stay here again. I take responsibility thinking that I picked a place with AC. As a result my family and I had seven uncomfortable nights due to the heat and waking up sweating.
Lesson of the day: If you’re going to Portugal during the summer, make sure the condo has A/C.
Here are the pros and cons for future guests and also I hope that David might take things for consideration in the future.
Pros:
-Great location if you aren’t wanting to be in down town Lisbon. FYI Uber ride is about 20 minutes from downtown.
-Condo is very clean and beautiful.
-Walking distance from restaurants and about a 10 minute walk to the nearest grocery store but there is a smaller one closer just not as many options.
-David was very responsive and answered any questions or concerns we had.
Cons:
This is not the owners fault but be aware there is no AC and we stayed in July so it was very hot and at night it was rough. There was one fan available, but when we contacted the host he provided one more, which we appreciated the effort. When we tried to leave the windows open at night, it would get loud because of planes and cars, so we had to close it. As a result, we slept seven nights sweating all night.
My wife and I stayed in the left room and my parents stayed in the right room. The bed and pillows were uncomfortable. I would suggest to invest a little to upgrade the pillows for guests as they are small, flat, and with no cushion. Also I would suggest investing in a thick pillow top for the bed to try to make it comfortable? I just don’t know if that is a thing you can get in Lisbon like in the US.
Overall this place would be great after summer when it cools down and before winter before it gets very cold. In the end David was a gracious host just this place in particular didn’t suit our overall needs.