If you're young and ready to go, this is the perfect place for you.
Location: The apartment is in a great location. Everything is a 10-23 minutes walk away. There are little markets around that make it easy to fill up on household items. Also there's a gelado (it's gelado, not gelato, in Portuguese) shop and a pastry shop on the corner where you're likely to be dropped off. It's a very hilly location (as most of Lisbon is) so bring good shoes like sneakers or sandals with back straps. Heels are not a good idea in Lisbon. But lower wedges are okay--walk with care. There are cafes all around you and also restaurants with local food like grilled fish. Good location if you like walking to most places. And only about 20-30 minutes from the airport.
Building introduction: The apartment is the full third floor and easy to access from the main street. Most cabs and Uber Xes cannot drop you off right at the door since the street is blocked off for livery and locals. The cars will need a special pass to get to the apartment. But it's a short 100 feet walk from the main street.
The building is creeky so mind your steps and careful walking up the stairs since heavy footsteps can disturb the neighbors who live there. There's a small switch for a light to the hallway after the mailboxes when you walk in. It automatically shuts off so don't worry about trying to turn it off when you get up to the apartment.
The apartment gets a bit stuffy so open the balcony doors to air it out when you get in.
Beds and bedrooms: The beds are comfortable. Firm. One queen bed, one set of double bunks in another room, and a cot for the living room and a futon in there too.
Bathroom: There are just enough towels that the cleaning team leaves out for you. One set for each guest they are expecting. And they provide shampoo, conditioner, and body wash. The hot water and water pressure are pretty good--I worry about that in older buildings but it's satisfactory. Toilet paper is a scarce resource so duck down to the market downstairs and pick up some for your stay.
The WiFi is seriously slow so...pray.
The TV is a smart TV so you can sign into your Netflix and continue your binge watching.
Friday and Saturday nights are crazy! It's fun. There are great little restaurants all in the area and while you wait to get a seat, you can grab a drink and mingle in the streets. It gets pretty crowded and loud but it's fun. The little place downstairs, Toma La Da Ca is cute and delish. Very inexpensive too that you'll wonder if they charged you for the full order. There are quite a few drug dealers around, especially on Friday and Saturday nights.
Four of us stayed in the apartment and we found it cozy, not too big but just big enough for us to have our own space for things but small enough that we didn't find it awkward to hang out around the large dining table in the middle (which is the largest piece of furniture in the place). For the money, it was a great place to stay.
Hosts: The team that mans the messages are great. They are really into ensuring that you have a good time and that you don't have to wait long for them when you check in. We had an unpleasant experience with the people (also Airbnb we think) upstairs who kept buzzing our apartment to get into the building around 5 a.m. after a night of partying and also yelling in the hallway/stairway and Luis called us the next day to make sure we were okay and also to find out a bit more about what happened. I thought it was nice that he checked in with us and assured us that it wasn't an ongoing thing and that he was looking into it.