The location is great and the apartment is okay, but a bit of a let down. The listing makes it look beautiful and shiny but in reality its a bit shabby and tired and has a weird permeating smell like boiled eggs. The space is totally livable, its just not what it makes itself out to be. Floors and cupboards were peeling, walls were dirty and in need of paint, there was black mold growing on the ceiling in the bedroom, the bathroom door is a flimsy piece of accordion plastic that does not shut very well and the bathroom itself is very tiny, as is the bedroom (the bed touches both walls). The space is also very damp so that when you crawl into bed the sheets feel moist and cold.
Our biggest complaint however was that we booked this apartment SPECIFICALLY because it offered free airport pickup. We had a 14 hour day of travel and really looked forward to not having to think about transpiration on arrival. A few days before our stay we emailed with the hosts about the pickup, they gave me the phone number of a driver. I responded that our phones would not work in Portugal and that we would not have internet access so could he be waiting for us in the airport. I wish they had just said no rather than what happened. They said no problem and that they would meet us there at our arrival time. Great! But when we came out of the gate there were tons of drivers with signs picking people up, but ours was nowhere to be seen. After nearly 2 hours of waiting and searching for our driver we finally got a taxi into town where we then had to find a cafe with wifi in order to get in touch with the hosts. They just blamed us, said their driver had been outside calling us (even though I told them our phone would not work AND never gave them a phone number so I don't know who he was calling). They kept talking about airport wifi (which airbnb will not allow use of, FYI, because it is not secure, which I was prepared for, and is why I told them ahead of time that we would not be able to use phones or internet). It seems like they maybe just skimmed and didn't really read our messages, they manage I think 42 apartments so their attention seemed divided. They were not very apologetic, didn't offer us a return ride as an alternative or make any other attempt to rectify the situation. They just seemed annoyed with us. It was a very disappointing, frustrating and unpleasant way to start our visit!