I did like my stay at this shared beautiful spartan-Boho apartment that makes you feel you are a real Lisboan.
The best was Oskar’s extreme responsiveness / helpfulness / hospitality with anything surrounding my trip!
I loved the size/spaciousness of my bedroom that was in fact two rooms (ante-room) with 2 French doors onto a typical Lisbon balcony on the 4th floor overlooking a pedestrian street on my side..
Also, the whole shared flat was great – very light filled/ high ceilings.. I did my morning exercise in the living room. The kitchen was basic yet it was fine to cook – I even oven-baked sweet potatoes and had lovely small bites and my matcha latte mornings. It was cleaned daily/ professionally managed.
The bathroom sadly didn’t have windows that could be open – so if you have 4 bedrooms (up to 2 people in each), shower/use the toilet, it became a little ‘stuffed’ and with impossible ‘waiting’ times. Thankfully, I am a very early bird and never ran into a rush-hour ‘jam’.
My main issue with the stay was - which I was surprised that no one mentioned in previous reviews - the noise level from the street was really bad – despite closing the wooden shutters (nice & dark, a plus) and wearing professional grade earplugs, it was extremely noisy from 2 restaurants, party people and general street noise (until midnight and from 6am) that seems to amplify upwards. A real shame.
No A/C but LIS still cooled down at night, so could open the doors (not leave it open for noise reasons). It will get warm in the summer though.
The other guests I met during my stay were all respectful/ nice.
The location of the flat is obviously very good – 2min from the water, 5min to Chiado etc. a little touristy (there is a Minipreco convenience store around the corner), a Celeiro (bio market 300m away), etc.
My favorite vegan/brunchy places were Comobra, Fauna & Flora, Dede’s (this is closer by but I haven't eaten there https://www.ilovenicolau.com/) . I liked Prado restaurant (new Euro/Portuguese cuisine 6min walk from apartment) and a cevicheria for Peruvian ceviche. Stay clear of the touristy areas/ soft drug dealers :)