I am a 50 yr old woman from San Francisco who stayed here a week, my 2nd time in Portugal and 3rd Airbnb in Lisbon (my favorite but also 2-3 x’s more expensive than previous choices) - glad I experienced Chiado! I would stay here again, highly recommend.
Pros:
Premium hip convenient location! Lots of natural light, climate control, washer/dryer combo, gas stove, easy underground Parking! Wood floors, color, texture, fun wallpaper.
Gourmet market right downstairs in same building, everything you could want at your doorstep. Great shopping and eating and walking. Vertigo Restaurant across the street is excellent and has large base of local patrons year round. Royale Cafe rocked breakfast with back garden seating.
Joanna was perfection in communication, friendly and welcoming even though we never met.
Very stylish apartment, felt more warm and sophisticated than the average all IKEA Airbnb. Uncluttered, clean, Rooms were generous in size. Very quiet, secure building, shutters on windows for light blocking.
Considerations:
Bed is very very firm, not comfy especially if you are side sleeper.
Kitchen is beautiful but set up is functional/basic. No microwave. If you plan on cooking a serious meal there aren’t any serving bowls/dishes/utensils/linens and dish/glassware is ordinary - it’s more of a pot to plate kind of set up. BYO spices and sharp knives, dish towels.
Some fuzzy blankets, soft foot rugs and more high end bath towels would have made the space cozier and homier.
The antique dressing table in bedroom is great but has no chair to make it functional (I brought in dining chair)