We were upset to find that the apartment underneath was being totally renovated which meant we were subjected to extremely loud hammering and drilling from 8-30am onwards. It led to us avoiding the place during the day and had to eat out more often. It was hard with two very young children and wish we were told in advance .
The apartment is nice with plenty of space and good beds and showers.
We didn't find the large window the most child-friendly as we couldn't lock it.
Lore was good for answering queries very quickly and it's just a pity that we weren't contacted about the renovations. We were glad to be allowed to leave in our bags early when we arrived too early(we thought Portugal was one hour ahead which it isn't).
The area is in walking/public transport distance of the centre but it was a little further than we expected.
A little book of info about the apartment /bins /local area etc would be great. We accidentally took home a guide book which we hope to return as soon as possible.