We had a great stay at this apartment. It really is as bright and clean as the pictures show.
Things we loved:
*The location was perfect for us. So close to everything and especially close to the best pasteis we found (Manteigaria).
*It is a large apartment, so you don’t feel cramped and on top of each other.
*There’s a great outdoor space that includes an orange tree and lemon tree, so fresh fruit if you’re there in season (we got one decent lemon during our stay).
*Very quiet street and building.
*The beds were extremely comfortable and the master bed is a king!
*The rain shower was great too!
Things we needed to adjust to:
*The whole apartment is electric, so the hot water tank wasn’t very big and didn’t last very long - 18 minutes to be precise. Not enough time for two showers.
*The kitchen is so clean and modern (almost too modern, but we found the drawer with all the user’s manuals, so we were fine); however, it is not as stocked on utensils as some places we’ve stayed. It’s plenty for cooking simple meals or reheating leftovers, but we’d been cooking a lot of meals in a lot of Airbnb’s due to the pandemic, and this one was the most limiting.
*The layout is worth noting before you decide to stay here. The master bathroom shares a wall with the guest room (as you can see in the floor plan), but the walls were a little thinner than we expected. We did wake our toddler with our morning showers.
*We’ve not really dealt with management companies before through Airbnb, so that was also an adjustment. We decided to extend our stay before we even arrived and had to send a follow-up message to get the extension approved in Airbnb’s. That’s the kind of thing personal hosts usually reply to very quickly. Also, it’s a bit of pain stopping at their office for the keys. The stop didn’t take long, but when we arrived at the apartment and saw the key box next to the front door, we did wonder why they couldn’t have just left the keys for us.
Even given these last few points, we would totally book this apartment again. We would just go in knowing the adjustments ahead of time.