This apartment was exceptional for our 5 night/6 day stay in Lisbon. It was conveniently located to restaurants, train/tram/bus stops, bars, massage parlors, and shopping. 80% of the tourist-type activities we sought out were in walking distance.
Paulo (who is hired by Martin to provide reception) was INCREDIBLY helpful. We had a million questions and he kept in close contact on WhatsApp, answering within one to two hours on non-urgent matters. He provided a welcome gift and a list of cool places to go/things to do on a map.
The trash and laundry was easy enough to deal with.
As for the pitfalls (which don’t altogether have to do with Martin or his property)...
NEIGHBORHOOD NOISE: The neighbor is mostly quiet but i stayed in the bedroom at the front of the apartment and it got fairly noisy until about 3am each night. I was also there over NYE though.
NEIGHBOR NOISE: If there are people above you who wear shoes in the house, it’s VERY loud in the apartment when they walk. And because of their hours, it started early and went into the wee hours. If you’re tired enough, you don’t care. If people talk loudly, you can hear them fairly clearly.
PROXIMITY TO SUPPLIES: They provided two rolls of toilet paper but if you plan on staying for a long time, you have to find a market that carries TP and we had SO MUCH TROUBLE finding that close by. LOL There was one store that ended up carrying it but had only started the day before so just be mindful of asking Paulo/Martin where to find those kinds of supplies.
DAMPNESS: Lisbon is high humidity and people love to have their windows open, including us. It got real damp in the apartment, to the point where beds felt wet. Paulo let me know that the three AC/heating units had dehumidifier options so we turned those on and within a few hours, temperature/moisture in the house was regulated perfectly. No problems with those units.
I HIGHLY recommend this apartment or one of the seven others (which they control) in that building.