The Airbnb phenomena is growing strongly and that is changing the system in ways that can generate positive and negative side effects. It was my first time that the flat was dealt through an agency and not directly the host. It felt like something between hotel and how I used to experience Airbnb before. The good side that the place is treated in such hotel conditions, no personal involvement can be easier sometimes. On the flip side, I had to pick up the key at another address, which is a sort of inconvenience specially after a long trip. The flat is very spacious located up in the hills and certainly the highlight is the fantastic overview of Lisbon. Despite of the apparent impeccable cleanness, I could sense a strange smell in the kitchen/living room. As I personally am sensitive to smell, I got slightly annoyed by this little detail. Difficult to say exactly from where the smell. My guess was due to the kind of food previous guests cooked. Since communication was so impersonal, to share such particular nuance felt more challenging so I decided to not pay much attention and eventually kind of got used to. Overall the experience was positive.