This apartment has some major factors in its favor: 1. LOCATION - it is in the shadow of the Santa Justa elevator, so you can never be lost! Walk out the front door and find everything you need - restaurants, coffee, souvenirs, shopping, trams, subway...You are in the thick of it, but thankfully not disturbed by the sound of it (at least on the far bedrooms) thanks to double windows. (The sound-sensitive should use ear plugs). 2. SPACE - 4 bedrooms (two attached to each other), a large kitchen and living room and two full baths. Our family of 4 (with two teens) was very comfortable here). 3. AIRCON! When the temperature hit 37C, it was a relief to have instant cool!
There is a bit of quirkiness, however, to the apartment. The decor is a bit hodge-podge (empty IKEA frames, odd furniture with no practical purpose), as is the kitchen (one wine glass, a pod-coffee maker which uses no standard pods, no cooking utensils). And communication is very minimum. But if you can deal with all this and walking up 3 flights, the benefits probably outweigh all - the location alone is enough reason to book!