My boyfriend and I stayed in this apartment for 2.5 weeks while doing an intensive Portuguese course. The pros and cons of this place were:
- Georgina and Elisabete were very friendly and super helpful. They answered any questions we had and they did everything possible to make our stay comfortable. On arrival they had fruit, pastel de natas and a bottle of Port for us. They also gave me lemons from their tree. They struggle a bit with English so we did our best to speak to them in Portuguese.
-The apartment has recently been renovated so everything is still new and very clean. It's small so more than 2 people would not be comfortable.
- very comfortable bed, A/C, tv and Internet, great shower with hot water. Wish there had been a dresser in the bedroom to store our clothes or more hangers. We kept our clothes on a shelf in the living room. Only an issue if you are staying there for a long period of time.
- there is no washing machine but the laundromat is 2 minutes away and Georgina and Elisabete let us hang our clothes on the outside line in their other rental apartment.
- great location. Not in the heart of the tourist area, which is really nice, but close enough to walk ( do not bring or rent a car in Lisbon. It's best to walk or use local transportation).
- it's a quiet area but sadly for the 2.5 weeks we were there, the building was being painted so we had painters and scaffolds outside our windows. We could not open the windows fully or the painters would see inside the apartment. They were also renovating the sidewalks so that was quite noisy 6 days a week, starting at 8am. The work ended a few days before we left so it will no longer be a problem.
- the lock on the building is a real pain in the butt. It's very sensitive so you need to jiggle the key to get it to work. Sometimes it was not a problem but most times it would take a good 5 minutes to get in. Many people living in the building had the same complaint so hopefully it will get fixed.
Overall this place exceeded our expectations. It's a great rental and you won't be disappointed staying here!