We stayed in Lisbon for 6 days, 5 nights and would say that our overall experience at this airbnb was pretty good! I'll go over the pros and cons here.
Pros
- The airbnb was in Alfama (Old Town) and felt pretty central for the most part. Easy to get to from the airport and train and it was cool hearing fado music playing from the open windows during the day. So location was a plus.
- The place had all the essentials we needed for our stay. No many brownie points for this but it is worth mentioning.
- The price was pretty reasonable which was great for us.
- The view from the apartment was pretty awesome. Except when there was a cruise ship docked. Our view each day was either the river... or a big cruise ship which was less appealing. No way to know though so for the most part, it was great having fresh air and natural light.
However, there were some Cons that I should me mentioned.
- The check-in for the apartment was hectic and when we arrived, we still had to wait longer outside as the host did not meet us in person. Further more, when we arrived, the "associate" that was going to let us in made us wait even longer to tidy up I guess? I'm not sure. But after a long day of travel, we'd have liked the place to be ready for us upon arrival.
- The wifi was terrible. It took over a day for them to get it sorted out for us and even when they did, it was spotty and didn't work very well. Important to know if you will be needing to use your laptop or if you don't plan on having an international data plan for you cell phones.
- The apartment was not super clean when we arrived. There was dust and dirt on the floors.
- The shower did not stay hot. We'd get about 1 minute or less of hot water and then it would turn ice cold. Not very pleasant.
- FINALLY, the host seemed to be super disorganized because they would message us almost every day that we were there asking if they could go into the apartment for one reason or another. One day was to take measurements? Another day was to grab a crib for another guest at another apartment. I get that things come up but when we are staying at a place, we do not want the hosts to be entering nearly every day while we are there.
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All in all, I don't think we would stay at this place again when we return to Lisbon. We'd probably prefer to stay somewhere that is closer to the nightlife and bars and cool things to do. This was just our experience. Happy travels!