This feedback and review is based on our stay from late June till early July. This was the fourth of the seven places we visited and stayed at during our very long trip to Europe.

This apartment is located on the 8th floor of the building with a beautiful view of the river at a distant. This building is situated in the residential neighborhood and away from touristy hustle bustle. There is ample parking on the street in the front of the building and plenty more on the side street. There are two elevators in the building and both were functioning. The main entrance at the street level is secured with electronic entry system and the host provided a code for us to enter the building. The apartment also has its own code to enter. However when exiting the elevator on the 8th floor, the sensor that turns on the lights while punching the code outside the apartment turns off the lights after 5 seconds if the person is not moving. For a brief moment you may experience darkness while punching the code or while the system does its validation and opens the door, but if you step away from the apartment door, the sensor picks up your presence and turns on the lights again.
The check-in process was all conducted remotely with neither host nor his representative present during check-in. We were provided with all entry codes and process to enter a couple of days prior to our arrival. Instructions were in simple English and easy to follow. The address of the property was easy to find by the taxi driver and the marking on the main entrance was easy to identify the correct entrance to the building.
The apartment is very spacious. There is a huge living room with an L-shaped sofa and TV. The master bedroom is large and has a tub in the master bathroom. The second room with two twin beds is slightly smaller and the bathroom across the hallway has a shower stall. We had booked for three people and so we had exactly 3 sets of towels, 3 pillows and entire setup was for 3 people. The host had provided soap, body wash + shampoo and single ply tissue rolls in both the bathrooms. The bathrooms were very clean and towels were fresh. There is a large balcony starting from Kitchen through the living room and till the 2nd bedroom. The master bedroom as its own balcony. The master bedroom, 2nd bedroom and living room has Air Conditioning but the kitchen + dining area doesn't have air conditioning. However, we only needed air conditioning just one day for a few hours. The breeze from all the sliding doors when kept open was very refreshing. The morning sun is bright and refreshing but not too hot. The neighborhood is generally quite. The furniture, fixtures, linens, pots, pans, dishes etc. are mostly from large box store known for decent quality products with good value, with blue exterior walls and yellow four-letter sign. Not luxurious but very functional and takes care of the needs of the guests. For ironing we found the iron in the closet but the ironing board was hanging outside under the external air conditioning unit. The board was a bit dusty and we had to use one of the towels to cover the ironing board for our use. In the same area we found the clothes drying rack and the clips were on the shelf near the end of the long balcony. There are a few mops as well which we didn't have a need to use. The Wi-Fi is strong and worked well for us without any disruptions.
The mattresses in both the rooms were firm and provided a good night's rest. The pillows were comfortable. Under the kitchen counter, there is a dishwasher as well as a washing machine. Ample tablets were available for the dishwasher but only one pod was available for the washing machine when we arrived.
Overall, it’s a decent place for the value, however when we checked in, we noticed that the kitchen counter, especially near the coffee machine, dining table and microwave were not clean. If the housekeeper of the host can keep the bathrooms clean, then keeping the kitchen clean is much easier task. It was a disappointment for us, having traveled all day to get to Lisbon. We informed the host along with pictures about our findings since he nor his representative were present during the check-in as it was all remote. He apologized and offered us the opportunity to leave if we wanted. Weighing our options, since it was already late in the day, finding an alternative decent accommodation versus spending some time cleaning ourselves, we decided to stay, spend some time cleaning, fix the issues and make the best use of our time in Lisbon by being a tourist rather than spending time finding another accommodation. Since none of us can read Portuguese, the host was kind to identify which cleaning solution from the few bottles under the sink we could use to clean microwave. Some of the plates and bowls had chips but we found a few that were in good shape to use. The pot we decided to use for some light breakfast cooking needed a good scrub. The kitchen has fair number of pots and pans, dishes, glasses etc. to use. The dining table is big and can seat 4 people easily.
We also found stains on the fitted bed-sheet on the twin bed and on the sofa which we informed to the host along with pictures. The host replied, informing us that his housekeeper says that the spots on sofa and bed-sheet are not dirty. We contacted the Airbnb support as well regarding our findings related to all the issues mentioned above, however, we were provided with a phone number by the Airbnb support chat bot in their app which had the interactive voice response system in