I actually love the zone of Santos, Lapa and Madragoa, that's why i booked this location.
We were two adults and a child under 2 years. So, we had to cook at home for the kid and put the child to sleep daytime.
What was good:
-Luis met us and helped us with the laggage. He also left us coffee capsules, shampoo etc.It was really important, because the stairway in the house is just crazy.
-Bed was comfortable, wifi was working well, aircondition, hot water, all was ok.
-There were lots of towel, liquid to wash dishes, floor, etc.
-Microwave, coffeemachine, all was ok.
-You find lots of shops and restaurants nearby, and you can walk in a beautiful neighbourhood, getting closer to the center
But there were also things that were not ok:
- There were permanent building works just few flats from us on the same floor. Building works are not forever, so, maybe it was just our bad luck. But my daughter was afraid of the sound and was not easy to put her to sleep day time
- The stairs in the building are too steep. Was not easy at all to climb it with kid and pram.
- the fridge is really small and works not well, always between freezing products or keeping worm
- the taps in bathroom and kitchen are not ok, water is hot or cold and splashes all over you. So, its mot easy if you plan to wash dishes often
- some plates were not clean, as if smb eat pizza befores us).There were some cockroaches in the flat, but maybe its a common problem for old Lisbon buildings, dont know
- Friday and weekend this calm neighbourhood becomes a hell: there is a strange bar Viuva just infront your windows. Its open not every day, but if it is open be ready fore dozens of very young and very drunk guys screaming, fighting and laughing just under your window till morning. We had just one night like that, was no way to sleep, my daughter didnt sleep too. So, the next day we left for Sintra for the weekend not to risk anymore.
- If you trevel in winter, the windows have big holes, especially a smallwindow up in the kithen. In cold weather you feel much wind out of it, and can not open other windows to avoid draft. But if you trevel in hot weathe I think its nice.
So, as I think, this flat can be really ok if:
-you are trevelling wthout kids, you are one adult or max trevelling as a couple.
-you have no problems with climbing steep stairs
-you dont need to cook at home or wash dishes,more than a couple of times during your holiday
-you dont need to keep in the fridge anything more than few beers
-you are ok with possible loud parties at night just under your window.
So, it is ok for adult trevellers going out late at night and eating mostly outside, with no health probs to climb the stairs)