The location is fantastic! Very close to everything! The hosts are very welcoming and kind. Helena’s husband, Pedro, even picked me up from the airport! There was a welcome gift of wine, beer, fruit and water on arrival. At one point I accidentally locked myself out and Pedro came by to let me in within 30 minutes. The neighbors are also very kind.
Kitchen has everything you need for cooking, however sometimes the microwave wouldn’t work and I couldn’t get the hood over the stove to work. Wasn’t a huge deal to me, so I never reached out to the hosts for help.
Keep in mind that you’re in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Lisbon, so the sewage system is too. This isn’t on the hosts- it’s just the neighborhood. I bought air freshener, kept the toilet lid down, and kept the bathroom door closed all times I wasn’t using it. There is a hole on the left side of the wall when you enter the bathroom, which I couldn’t tell the origin of, but it didn’t look water related.
The bar stools definitely had not been used/cleaned in a long time. There was orange stuff on the bottom I tried to scrub off and when I moved them, there was a large orange ring from where the stool had been. The apartment was renovated in 2014, so the linens are from 2014 as well.
There was construction going on with the building for almost two weeks of the four I was there. I understand the building is very old and needs updates, however giving guests a heads up if construction is going to happen and for how long would go a long way. That way guests can plan around the construction.