After locating Chic Urban Retreat & climbing Stair Everest, the place was still dirty from the night before. I messaged the host & received a call 2 hours later. Arriving back, it had been cleaned, however, there were no dishes, which is why I later found myself slurping water through my cupped hands. This was better than the shower experience. The shower bottom was a thin, plastic basen that sunk with each step. It felt like you were hovering over an abyss. I straddled the sides while the basin filled with water from the clogged drain. Forgetting to warn my friend, the next morning, she first asked if she could use my towel–we were only given 1–then left the bathroom saying, “That shower! I felt like I was going to fall into the downstairs apartment.” After exploring Lisbon & hoarding plastic bottles to use as cups, we went to bed & were lulled to sleep by the beeping of an alarm battery’s imminent death.
So, would I recommend Chic Urban Retreat to a friend? Depends on the friend.