My stay here was good. It’s a simple, basic, clean place located in the heart of Alfama, the old town. The pictures are a little deceptive. It’s smaller than it appears but was enough for a single person. I felt it’s a bit overpriced but they are probably charging the high rate for the location. Communication with the host was less than ideal and she was not very helpful. However the shop keepers around the area are very helpful and one of them even helped me get a taxi for the airport right at my doorstep - which the host said she couldn’t do for some reason. The people of Lisbon were very sweet and helpful and friendly. At check in time, when I couldn’t locate the exact apartment (it’s inside a narrow lane and the taxi leaves you a bit away) some stranger helped me find it. I had been trying to call the host Margarida, to ask her if I am in the right location but she didn’t answer my phone and simply replied to my message to find it through maps. That wasn’t the most welcoming first interaction! The only time she chose to communicate with me was at my check out time , she instructed me to wash all the dishes and put everything back and take the garbage out before I leave. I had already washed the dishes etc but what I didn’t understand is why Airbnb charges a cleaning fee if The host is asking me to do the cleaning myself?
All in all it was a good experience for me to find my way around a new and beautiful city.