First, the things I liked:
- The apartment is centrally located in Bairro Alto and very close to bars, restaurants, shops, etc
- The apartment itself is spacious with a large living room between the kitchen and bedroom
- Check in was seamless and the person letting us in (I forget her name) was super kind and gave us a great overview of things to do in Lisbon and how to get around
Unfortunately, there were a few big things that took away from our experience:
- On the last day we noticed a cockroach in the apartment. When we looked around more, we unfortunately saw baby roaches (or other insects) in the bedroom. Fortunately, we didn't notice anything in the actual bed - however this is never something you want and immediately grossed us out
- When we entered the place we noticed mold on the walls in the bathroom and bedroom. We mentioned it to the person checking us in and she mentioned there were fans in the apt and windows so we could air the place out. I am never really one to complain to make a big deal out of something (plus we had just landed from a long flight and just wanted to rest) so I didnt make a big deal out of it at the time. However, this combined with the roach problem, really made us feel like were staying somewhere that was not clean. We contact the host later about this, and although he was nice and said he would address it, it shouldnt be our responsibility to contact the host before they resolve this. Im sure they knew it was an issue before renting it to us.
All-in-all, the apartment would be really great if the roach and mold problems were fixed. Although I really wish I could recommend this place, until that is done I would look elsewhere.