I'll start with the positives...the apartment is in a great location, close to the beach, marina & plenty of restaurants. Supermarkets to recommend are Pingo Doce at the shopping mall & Mini Preco near Mercado da Vila. The kitchen is small as we expected but is very well stocked with crockery/utensils.
However, the apartment is very tired and in need of remedial maintenance to be done. I want to be clear, that the issues do not relate to it being an old building, certainly not characteristics, the problems were, that it needs updating. Our issues were:-
1) bathroom sink cracked in a number of places
2) cracked worktop and damaged corner
3) bedroom window leaks when it rains
4) surface of frame of courtyard doors are peeling
5) mildew in corners of bathroom ceiling area
6) very old fridge, discoloured yellow
7) broken freezer compartment door-doesn't close
8) the sofa was stained in places
9) discoloured linen & pillows
10) no storage for clothes other than a small rail behind the mirror enough for 8 hangers.
11) the toilet seat was loose on arrival, so we had to tighten it.
Having used Airbnb a number of times before, I expected a better Airbnb experience for the price we paid. In its' current condition, I would NOT recommend this apartment.