We would recommend this apartment for up to 2 people for short stays. Modern interior, fully stocked kitchen, centrally located with excellent transit access.
My husband and I stayed for a month, and even though it was adequate, the space was very tight for a long period.
Some things to consider:
- Cars can not pull up to the building. We had to carry our luggage up a flight of stairs to even get to the building door, and then another 2 flights of stairs to the unit.
- There are a LOT of stairs to get to the apartment. Not a good thing if you have a lot of luggage or not physically fit.
- Walls are thin. We would always hear people in the stairwell and garbage collection at 2am from the street.
- Foul smelling odor from the bathroom drains. We found out that this is a common problem in the old buildings in Alfama and kept the bathroom door always shut and opened up the window during the day.
- No washing machine in the apartment, and the closest laundry service was very inadequate.
- The unit gets cold in the winter. An electric heater is supplied but takes a long time to heat up.
- Electricity would shut off if more than 2 items were running at the same time.
- Water was hot for showers, but after 1 person, it would take a few hours to heat up again for the next person.