Context: Short winter trip to Lisbon, expecting a beautiful view, great location and clean, modern apartment.
The Good:
- The location is fantastic. Couldn't be better for access to Chiado, tram 28, the Metro, Bairro-Alto and Pink Street. Easy access to all tourist detinations.
- Check-in was easy, and the host was responsive to texts throughout.
- Elevator to the 6th floor very helpful with bags, etc.
- The view: Pristine - would have loved to spend a little more time on the balcony, but the weather didn't cooperate!
- Wireless was fast and always connected.
The Bad:
- The apartment is showing some signs of wear to the furniture/headboard that aren't evident in the pictures.
- The balcony doors don't lock/seal properly. Given the weather (45-55F and raining), the apartment was cold and very damp without any heating. Towels did not dry, picture frames are warped and some areas of mold. I understand that this likely isn't an issue for the majority of the year.
- Persistent cigarette smoke smell. Unclear if from prior guests/neigbours, but no amount of airing/masking could fix it.
- No essentials in bathroom (minor nitpick, but a lot of Airbnb have this).
Overall, we were mildly disappointed with the apartment given the picutres and prior reviews. The location is perfect, but there is work to do to address the issues above.