Mixed bag with our stay, so here's the good, the bad, and the ugly!
On the positive side:
- Pascal allowed us to check in 2 hrs. early.
- Great central location.
- Plentiful warm water.
- Fast 100M wifi throughout the apt.
- Washing machine AND dryer, a rarity in Europe.
- Keyless entry for the main building door.
- Great communication during our week long stay.
- Humidity issues mentioned by earlier guests are resolved with a dehumidifier in the bedroom. Crazy that you need to empty the water reserve, at least daily in Jan./Feb.
- Heat works really well.
- Lots of bedroom closet storage.
- Large interior patio.
On the negative side:
- Checked in with no lid on the toilet, bedroom door stuck in a permanent open position, and one of bedroom closet doors stuck. 2 visits later the toilet was fixed and after a 3rd visit, we could close the bedroom door. Not expected problems for a professional rental company with multiple units. The maid cleaned up very well after the repairs!
- Luckily, we waited until our last night to take a bath since the tub didn't drain.
- Shower glass partition is too short, so expect a wet bathroom floor.
- Kitchen stocked only with coffee. No salt, pepper, olive oil, etc. These are standard pantry items for longer stays.
- Patio is shaded all day and you are in a fishbowl surrounded by other apts. peering down on you.
- Keyless entry only for the exterior building door means you still need to carry keys.
- No blackout curtains.
- Kitchen chairs are just stools with some IKEA pads, so not super comfy.
- Bring earplugs unless you can sleep through the loud early am church bells. ;-)
- Pascal brought a full length mirror a few days into our stay at our request.
For some reason, my husband and I didn't sleep well during our stay. We booked last minute and would look for other accommodations for another Lisbon visit.
As an aside, here's the response we received from the manager when we asked he could supply more toilet paper. Again we stayed for over a week. I'm not sure what to make of it so will just let his words to speak for themselves: "Nice joke... If not, what a cheap and miserable request..."