While browsing, we found Antonio’s listed houses the best and so we wanted to book him right away. But, only one house was available from those and on reading the reviews of there being no lift and the house being on the 3rd floor, we were a little uncertain on booking as we had heavy suitcases since we were on a 20 day vacation. But Antonio assured us he would be there to welcome us and help us with the luggage. Our flight landed late, and despite that Antonio ensured to be there to welcome us and help us with the luggage. He carried the heaviest suitcase which made it a little easier for us. There was a bottle of wine to welcome us, which was kind. But we could not consume it as we were out most of the time, so we left it as it is so he could use it for the next guest. The house is located at the oldest areas of Lisbon and the neighbourhood is beyond amazing. He gave us a bit insight into the history of Alfama, and recommended some local restaurants and it was great. We wanted to visit some of the places in Lisbon and we asked him to help us on the location, which he told us in person. As we were new to the place, we asked him to send us a msg as it would be helpful. We also wanted to know if there was an iron box to press our clothes. For some reason, he was a little unresponsive on these. I suppose he was busy. There is a dog on the ground floor and some times it is left open. We didn’t mind the dog initially. But when we wanted to get out, there was nobody around and it kept grumbling. It didn’t seem very friendly. So we were unsure if we had to walk further. The owner came out, so my husband continued to walk and tried to pet it. It didn’t wag its tail, so we knew it might not be a friendly one. And it jumped on my husband. Then, the owner took it away. Fortunately we didn’t have to see it after that day. But we did notice from our balcony that it keeps barking at any new person around the house. So that was a little drawback we faced. At the time of check out, Antonio could not be there. So we had to struggle with the luggage to take it down. And unfortunately, we had the dog right outside our door when we checked from the balcony. So I was a little uncomfortable to step out. I did leave Antonio a msg on the same, but there was no response from his side. We had to wait till the owner came out and then requested him to take the dog away after which we moved out.
Overall, the house is amazing, it was too clean and we ensured to leave the house in the same condition. But this is not a place to be if you have heavy luggage and the dog can be a concern.