Overall we have mixed feelings about this Airbnb, which I will justify in the following.
The location was really great!
It is located in Alfama and only a 2min walk to the view point of Santa Luiza. The main centre was also in foot reach and around a 10min walk.
Right in front of the door there is a really good Portuguese restaurant!
Its interior was modern and chic and just like in the pictures.
However there were a few things that bothered us very much.
Getting there with heavy luggage can be quite hard because of all the stairs, hills and uneven ground though.
The bed can be pulled out and made into a double bed, but the mattresses never stayed in place and always resulted in one person falling in between the two mattresses and on to the metal bed frame.
This is why at least one person never rested well.
Furthermore there are no blinds or curtains to darken the place. So the light will always fall right onto the bed, waking one up.
The small space also lacks in storage opportunities, like a closet.
If you plan on cooking something you have no basics like oil, or salt and pepper.
The walls and the door are quite thin so be prepared to hear every single person passing by, the noise of the restaurant besides and all steps from the neighbors above.
The given plates and utilities were not really clean but later we found out why that might have been.
You are required to do all the dishes yourself on check-out day, bring out all trash, take off all sheets and collect every towel yourself. This wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t for the cleaning fee, we thought included everything.
Regarding the dirty plates we think this may have been because previous stays didn’t clean them properly and no one double-checked.
This and the fact there was an additional service fee, which we don’t know what for, upset us the most.
To conclude the accommodation itself was good but everything around it like pricing and fees, communication and cleanliness could have been a lot better.