The address provided is a Welcome Center a half a KM away from the apartment where you pick up the keys. There is no lift so prepare to carry your luggage upstairs to pick up keys. Then take a second cab to the actual apartment. They try to push an “earthquake adventure” they own (based on the historic Lisbon Earthquake), while you’re waiting to pick up your keys. I presume this is why they put you through this major inconvenience of having to take two cabs. They get an audience to upsell you. Otherwise why not just leave the keys in a lockbox like everyone else.
The apartment itself is located adjacent to a MAJOR 6 STORY CONSTRUCTION SITE with jackhammering and serious vibrations (felt like building was going to collapse and that’s not an exaggeration). Constant jackhammering, not just banging once in a while. The building under restoration is attached to the apartment building. I was stunned they would not disclose this fact. The apartment and common areas have strong stench of chemical (from the construction site). Apartment is not rentable for this fact alone. Be warned!
Otherwise this is a furniture stained badly maintained and smelly but otherwise modern apartment a couple minutes away from an upscale area. There are so many non-functioning and broken things in the apt, it’s quite frustrating. No laundry detergent, ketchup sized packs of soap for shower.
I’ve stayed in a lot of AirBnB’s and never written a negative review, ever. I just wish someone had told me so I wouldn’t have made the mistake.
The photos looked so good.