I think the value and location of this unit are good. I definitely want to mention some things that I think are really important to know about the unit.
Definitely a lively area at late night like others mentioned, did not bother us but you could definitely still hear them shouting from the bedroom area.
It was extremely cold in the unit, I’ve learned that most units are cold and if this is something that bothers you, then you need to look for a place with centralized heating. The unit came with two small portable heaters but it was still extremely cold, early morning and night. We had to ask for another blanket for the bed because we were freezing when we would sleep as we didn’t want to keep the portable heaters on due to fire hazard, which they dropped off immediately when I contacted them. But we were pretty uncomfortable because of the cold.
The shower seemed to run out of hot water fairly quickly, two medium-length showers seemed to be the point where it would start to turn cold. Wasn’t a huge problem for us but if you have more than two people or need to take longer showers it might be an issue for you.
The internet was extremely slow unfortunately, to the point where the Airbnb app wouldn’t load. This really affected our stay bc we had to rely on our own data which we purchased, but we did not have a lot so it was not great for us to find this out when we arrived. When I spoke with the host they let me know that the WiFi is just extremely slow in the Bairro Alto area.
The pillows were extremely flat, the material inside actually was disintegrated in small clumps. I was really disappointed and our necks actually hurt from them. I reached out to the host and asked if they could bring by better pillows and they told me no. In addition the pillows didn’t seem to have pillowcases on them, there was actually a small blood stain on one of them. The pillows were so flat though we had to still use that one. I’m not sure how clean they were due to that.
Overall for the price it was good but honestly from these observations I think I would have have rather booked somewhere else had I known these things as they were very important things. I think if the host addresses these issues that came up though it would be a great place to book. The unit comes with a small in-unit washing machine which was very valuable. It is also very cute and had a beautiful small balcony. Great waking distance as well to the main town areas.