I really don’t like to give a negative review anywhere I stay, but myself and my girlfriend really struggled with this accommodation. The location is great, right in the heart of Bairro Alto, but unfortunately what the description doesn’t tell you is that the area is extremely loud until as late as 4:00am / 5:00am in the morning with the music from the bars and pubs below, and then intoxicated people on the street directly outside of the building (and neighbouring area) - sadly with the windows closed the apartment does not block out any of the sound at all. We are in our late 20’s so can appreciate people having fun, and we struggled to sleep every single night (for the 9 nights we stayed). There was also fighting on the street outside which was scary, and made worse by the fact that the door to the building wouldn’t lock for the whole time we were staying (hopefully this will be fixed) we also heard arguing during the night directly outside our door, which again made us really nervous.
In terms of the apartment itself, there was a bad smell of sewage the whole 10 days we were there (which we hope will not be an issue for future guests, as we’ve been really honest with Dianka about all of this), and for this time of year we warn that the apartment is very cold, although a small heater is provided. The actual building has a lot of flats, and we aren’t sure if it was other temporary guests, or permanent residents, but the building smelled like cigarette smoke throughout.
Again I don’t like to leave a negative review where possible, but I do hope people will read this review and have a more realistic idea to what they are signing up for. Thanks. James & Patricia