We stayed at Art’s Alfama Historical Studio for 7 nights. Coming from Canada, we had two large luggage’s and two carry ons. As much as the previous reviews mentioned that Art’s studio was in a great location, there was no mention of the 138 stairs that you would need to take down if you wanted to get to the main streets or catch the bus. Unfortunately, there were about 100 stairs if you chose to go up to Portes de Sol as well. Art waited for us to arrive before he went to Algarve and mentioned that the elevator was broken, making it even more difficult for us to maneuver with our luggage to the studio apartment.
In addition, the apartment was extremely hot during our time in Lisbon. There is a small fan that is provided in the apartment, however, it does not provide enough cool air for the entire space. We reached out to Art to let him know that it was difficult to sleep at night because the studio was extremely hot. He mentioned that we could purchase a fan and he would reimburse us. We appreciated this and he recommended a place to buy the fan. Unfortunately, the place had closed by the time we would get there and since we were already at the mall, we asked Art how much he would be okay with reimbursing us so that we do not buy a fan out of that price range. He mentioned that we could buy a fan that was convenient for us as there was already a fan in the apartment. When we asked what price range we should stay within, he chose to ignore our message and did not reach out to us for the entire stay.
The shower is extremely small and the pictures do not do it justice. For someone who is 6 feet tall, it is a nightmare to even take a shower as there is no space whatsoever not even enough to raise your elbows. The bed was also not comfortable to sleep in. Unfortunately, we cannot recommend staying here and will not be staying here again if we choose to return to Lisbon. We wanted to give an honest review and wish these things were mentioned prior to booking our stay for a week.