The apartment is as pictured. It’s a small one-bedroom apartment within a 5 min. walk of Rossio station. It’s in the very popular Baixa neighborhood, so it’s close to lots of shops and restaurants. There is a very small mini-market next door and another couple more around the corner. A larger grocery store is a few blocks away, in the Hotel Mundial on Praca Martim Moniz. It's a short walk to Rua Augusta, the main pedestrian-only shopping street. It's also within walking distance to Alfama, Chiado, and Bairro Alto neighborhoods.
There can be quite a bit of street noise when the windows are open, not so much from traffic, but from people talking on the street below. The windows are insulated, which helps. The trash collectors came after 1:00 am (1:20 am and 1:10 am) twice during our one-week stay. Fortunately, we are late night people, so it wasn't a big deal for us.
The apartment has a two-burner stovetop, a dorm-size refrigerator, small microwave, pots & pans, cooking utensils, a Krups pod-style coffee maker (there were four coffee pods), a toaster, and a water kettle. There was a bottle of olive oil, vinegar, and salt. No dishwasher or washing machine. No broom or mop.
No closet, but there is a hanging rack in the living room with hangers and space for about a dozen hangers. There are no drawers for clothing, but there are a couple of open shelves, which we used for clothes (one in the bedroom, and one in the living room). Bedside tables consisted of two stools.
The bed is comfortable. The bathroom is small and a bit tight space-wise with a shelf below the sink. The shower is very nice with a rain-style shower head. Lotion, hand soap, and shower gel was provided, along with a hair dryer and lighted make-up mirror.
There are two A/C units (one in the living room, and one in the bedroom). The unit gets good ventilation when the windows are open, so we didn’t need the A/C.
There is a small table, which can certainly be used for remote work, but I wouldn't necessarily say it's a work desk.
The unit is located on the 4th floor of a secured building with an elevator. The building has a pool and offers free luggage storage. Our unit faced Rua d a Graca, but it looked like some units faced the St. George Castle.
The apartment, along with all of the other apartments in the building are owned/managed by Light Blue Apartments, so it definitely has more of a corporate apartment feel and lacks the personal touches of an individually owned unit.
The apartment is very clean and the management company was always very quick to respond to any questions. It was comfortable enough for the two of us.
A few things that could enhance the guest experience:
- a broom and/or mop in case of spills, or just to clean up
- some condiments
- brochures, maps, or guides of Lisbon
- A closet or dresser for clothes
- additional dish towels (there was one, but extra towels would've been nice, especially as there's no washer in the unit)
Thank you for very well located apartment.