Very centrally located flat in a lively and fun part of town. However, we unfortunately did not have a good experience with the flat itself which has made us feel that it was not good value for money:
- The photos of the apartment and its description are not accurate (e.g. does not depict the current state of the flat, check-in information is not up to date). Additionally, the areas leading up to the enclosed flat are not in a good state and need to be repaired - the front door to the building did not close fully or lock and was left ajar while the hallway/stairs leading up to the flat felt like a construction site, with no light as well as exposed wires and pipes sticking out of the wall;
- The experience of checking in and out of this AirBnB was quite stressful and meant the beginning and end of our holiday were disrupted. For instance, we were provided numerous incorrect key codes upon check in and mistakenly told to leave the flat a day before check out;
- We found that the flat itself also had a number of minor defects which need repairing (e.g. multiple lights were not working, multiple curtain tiebacks were broken, the iron did not work, the flat door keypad was broken, and the small fan provided was broken, etc.);
- This flat is placed right in the centre of Bairro Alto – something to keep in mind when booking this flat. Due to the lack or air of a fan conditioning, we left the windows open at all times and given we weren’t out particularly late, this disrupted our sleep as people were out until at least 3am every night.