Communication leading up to our stay was great and Francisco and his brother were kind enough to allow us to check in early which was much appreciated after an early start and we received a very friendly and warm welcome.
The apartment was great value for money and in a great location and we really enjoyed the little extra touches like fresh fruit and wine and the Nespresso machine, however I felt the apartment could benefit from a little TLC. The kitchen area is very tired and rickety, the glassware that we used in the cupboards did not appear to have been washed properly since the previous occupant and had sticky lipstick marks on it, the balcony was also dirty and could’ve benefited from a good sweep up and mop and the lounge and bedside cabinets needed a good dusting. The bathroom was also very dirty and not what I would describe as an acceptable standard for paying guests, specially when you’re being charged a cleaning fee?? The worst discovery however came when I burnt myself quite badly on our last night and in my search for some sort of burn dressing in the first aid kid provided in the bathroom I found that inside it was coated in what appeared to be blood, I mean this is just utterly gross not to mention a health hazard. On our last morning whilst running the cold tap to refill the nespresso machine the tap broke meaning we then had to search for the mains shut off in order to switch the water supply off. The apartment has amazing potential to be a lovely little comfortable base whilst exploring lisbon, but it really would benefit for a good clean and some TLC!