Overall, we enjoyed our stay at Rob & Chiara’s place, but we ran into several issues during our time there. First, we were told we could check in by 3:30, but the cleaners didn’t leave the apartment until 6pm. We were hoping to take a nap before dinner because we were jet lagged and exhausted from traveling, but were unfortunately unable to because the place wasn’t ready. The bathroom door was also broken, causing my friend to be locked in there for about 20 minutes. The locksmith came not long after, but he wasn’t able to replace the lock that day so we had to keep the bathroom door open our entire stay. The shower door was also broken when we arrived, but Rob was able to fix it the next day when we were out sightseeing.
Although the location was central, we didn’t particularly like the surrounding neighborhood. As 3 girls, we felt a bit uncomfortable/unsafe walking around because we would be stared at and cat called by random men.
Even with all of these hiccups, we enjoyed our stay. Rob was very responsive and helpful during the entire process, and he also gave a great list of recommendations that helped us narrow down our list of places we wanted to hit while in Lisbon!