My girlfriend and I were very excited to rent an apartment located in the art district of Lisbon full of galleries and nice coffee shops round the corner. The location of the apartment is great.
There were a few issues with the apartment though. The check-in was quite stressful. While the check-in guy was extremely nice and helpful, we had to wait for about 40 min to get inside the flat. It seems one person is responsible for multiple check-ins happening at the same time, which is unfair towards the employee and the clients who have to wait with no idea when they will get the keys. No idea why the local company would not buy lock boxes for independent check-in.
Think about getting a Portuguese sim-card; otherwise you run at risk of searching for the nearest wi-fi spot in the middle of the night.
The apartment was nice inside, yet the hosts did not account for some basics, such as additional trash bags, or soap. The cutlery were not clean enough. Not a big deal but adds up to small things that could have been better thought through.
Finally, there were some serious issues regarding cleanliness. During one of the evenings, we entered the flat and found a huge cockroach and on the other day found a flea that bit my girlfriend.
TravelingTo Lisboa, please take care of this flat. It’s good but needs a lot of attention so that the people would fully enjoy their trip.