While the location of the unit cannot be beat, the unit itself was less than to be desired. Sure, it photographs well, but once inside (if you can figure out which unit is yours to use), you see that it's very staged and likely serviced by a third party company named 'My LX Flat'. Unfortunately, it does not feel as though anyone who actually owns this apartment has recently, if ever, stayed there as a guest. And, while we were unconcerned with the following, it should be mentioned that at no point do you meet with any host or unit representative (in case you are looking for this personal touch). It's a "good enough" shelter ultimately, and the location is fantastic, but the listing photos make the unit look far more desirable and cozy than it really is. Problems we faced upon staying here:
The apartment units in the building have no door signs or numbers, so when checking in, we had to use the smartphone app repeatedly so we could hear the locking mechanism on the door to discover which unit we had booked. Kind of funny, but odd...
The shower would overflow (with hairs) unless you took a lighting fast shower. The drain was clearly broken, if not clogged. Overall, the bathroom, in general, was less than clean or in good repair; hairs, mold/mildew (faucets, fan, edges of walls), random stains on the wall, exposed wiring, and random holes (likely from an unfinished wall repair) were obvious. Oddly, there were multiple bottles of conditioner and body lotion --but not a single bottle of shampoo or a bar or dispenser of hand-washing soap.
The sofa is a basic offering, as is much of the apartment's furniture and fixtures in general. However, this sofa was absolutely, disgustingly unclean. Stains upon stains. Would not recommend sitting upon it, sadly. The dining room furniture was fine.
Most importantly to us, on this particular stay, we expected to utilize the clothing washer and had carefully planned our itinerary accordingly. Unfortunately, after trying in vain to make the washer work, we reached out to our host who, after a long delay, informed us that the washer doesn't work and is in need of repair. While the host did offer to wash our clothing for us, they in our mind, really dropped the ball by failing to inform us, prior to our stay, that the in-unit washing machine was broken/unavailable. We ultimately found a small laundry facility several blocks away and spent part of a day taking care of our cleaning needs there. While the host's offer to wash our clothing was appreciated, I can't imagine most guests would take (what is effectively) a stranger up on this. I finally made it to Lisbon, here's my used underwear! Not a phrase I would want to entertain.
The kitchen was adequate, complete with dishes and utensils as expected. Aside from a faucet that was barely attached, cooking and preparing meals was straight-forward.
While I think the unit is a fine place to stay if you can overlook the above mentioned, I do believe that it's basically a neglected real-estate investment --as it feels like it was staged, what with the photos of models and "love, live, laugh"-type murals everywhere. Some may find this "beautiful", but it's clear that it's not a place "loved" or "lived" in by anyone ever. We would have preferred a hotel far more than this accommodation, unfortunately. But again, the positives are the location, how quite the location is, and this space *generally being adequate* should you need a place to shower fast, sleep, and cook. I really try to avoid writing poor reviews, but for once, I'm tired of what reads as the bait and switch / false appearances with these types of listings. I spent good money to stay at a good place. This list of issues are too many for the money; disrepair and/or adequate is simply not good enough.