I will start out by saying that the location of this AirBnB was in a nice spot in the old area of Alfama, as well as being on the more affordable side of Lisbon rentals. That’s where the positives end…
A few hours before we checked into our AirBnB we received a message from Andreia saying that the check in instructions she previously sent were no good, and that we had to use another lockbox because the one previously wasn’t working. This was concerning for us because we did not have access to data on phones, and we may not have received the message if we hadn’t been connected to the wifi on the train.
No matter what the listing says, there is really not any windows in this AirBnB. To open up the “window” you must go through multiple steps of removing the locks on the window, and even if you did manage to get it open you’re opening the window directly onto the street at ground level, which is extremely unsafe.
Because of no windows, there is no natural light coming into the apartment. There is also almost no ventilation, making it very humid and hard to breathe inside the apartment. Everything becomes very damp and wet. The shower was grimy and seemed to have mold in certain areas. You can barely even stand in the bathroom, to close the bathroom door you to need move behind the toilet.
The bed is hard like a rock- you can’t sleep on it. You would be better off on the floor.
We ended up leaving the AirBnB after only one night because we couldn’t stay there anymore.
On the bright side Andreia did refund us the one night that we did not stay there. She was polite with us and offered us a free night if we ever came back to Lisbon.