After a day of slip sliding through Sintra’s charming and steep cobblestone streets in the rain, we went to Wine Inn. The lock box works great. I looked into the outdoor seating area — it was covered/dry but far too cold to use. The high was 12 C and going down to 8 C. Brrr.
The stairs are outside and not protected from the rain and didn’t have a working light. So bring a flashlight! In theory, there are two lights in the stairwell, but neither worked. I didn’t need the key for the 2nd door, because the lock didn’t work.
Then we entered the apartment and found it was noticeably colder inside than out. We found a tiny space heater and turned it on. Ten hours later, it was still really cold in the apartment.
The only reason we didn’t run screaming from the apartment and into a hotel with heat was the 2 blankets and 1 comforter I found. Wrapped in those, life was tolerable, almost like camping. But not warm enough to even consider taking a shower in the morning. Btw, the bathroom door doesn’t shut.