Typically, I don't write reviews unless a place is a knock-out and I am so happy to have stayed there... however I wouldn't want anyone to have a similar experience to our stay at this place so here is my first negative review on the site.
We arrived to Ulrik's place mid-day, upon arrival it appeared clean so we dropped our bags off and headed out to explore Alfama. The location of this place is in the heart of Alfama, it's HARD to find at first but overall a great neighborhood. If you stay here prepare to hear a lot of noise from the street, all night long.
Our original reservation was for 5 nights but we only stayed for one. When we settled in for the night, we found what appeared to be organic black mold growth throughout the apartment. Some of this was painted over (very lightly and still visible, which means Ulrik or the property manager knows this place has a moisture issue) other areas were exposed. As a result of this, we opened the windows for the night to let the fresh air in, hoping this would help. It did not, the noise from the dumpster on the street below invited a lot of foot traffic directly under our window and people dumping trash all night. Throughout the night, my husbands cough and congestion got worse and worse. In the morning, his face was swollen and his symptoms had worsened. We packed up our bags and left this place as soon as we could.
Thankfully Ulrik did refund us the remaining nights we had planned to stay at his place that we stayed at a hotel. As a result of the mold and moisture problems in this apartment, my husband was sick the rest of our trip, which put a damper on the rest of our holiday.
I write this because I don't want anyone else to have a negative experience.