Disappointing stay, not worth the price, the worst experience I had on Airbnb so far.
-> broken bathroom doors that did not close
-> repair men entering the apartment alone without our consent & knowledge
-> unstable warm water in the shower
We stayed at Catarina's place for 4 nights, and were extremely excited for our vacation. The apartment is in a nice location and has a good layout. The view is good.
Unfortunately when we arrived the bathroom door was broken, and I was stuck in the bathroom and unable to open it from the inside. A day later Catarina sent a repair person to fix it, who entered the apartment without informing us. This seemed a bit strange, as all our personal belongings and valuables where in the apartment and nobody let us know. Unfortunately after the repair it was only possible to close the bathroom door from the inside, which means it stayed open after using it as you could't look it from the outside. Up until the 3rd day of our stay the water in shower changed from warm to cold every couple of minutes. Apparently that was due to the water pressure that we could have adjusted ourselves (as Catarina pointed out), but from my perspective that is not the guest's responsibility.
The one thing that made this trip not worth the price (which is quite hight compared to Lisbon Airbnb prices) was the way Catarina as the host handled these situations. Either she did not respond at all and ignored, or she said everything would be working and she sent her hostess who couldn't help with the broken doors, cold water etc. Beyond that, sending repair men to the apartment without informing us was a big disappointment. From my perspective this is a violation of the personal space that you create by renting an Airbnb apartment.
I have been using Airbnb for years now and never wrote a bad review, but in this case I cannot recommend this apartment to anybody simply due to the super unprofessional behavior of the host.