This was by far the worst Airbnb experience I have ever had. The building was absolutely horrible. The front door to all the apartments was broken and couldn't even close at all. There was a lock on our apartment door which was a good one, only if you locked it from the inside. The living room window was at ground level with no steel security bars so had to be closed at night which meant no air was getting through and we were sweating trying to sleep. The entire neighbourhood was filthy. Our feet were constantly dirty from the floors (from the very first day). The exterior of the building is strewn with garbage and feces from all the animals running about including dogs, cats, chickens and goats. The toilet and shower are directly beside the tiny kitchen separated by a small plastic accordion door. Whenever someone went to the bathroom for a shower or to use the toilet, the smell and sound were in the kitchen. You literally go to the bathroom in the same room as you prepare your meals. We couldn't hang our clean clothes or wet towels out the window because the neighbours twice threw their garbage out the window above and got it on the laundry. The shower was an atrocity. The "tub" was one third the size of a normal tub anywhere in the world. The hot water ran out after about 3 minutes and there was no water pressure at all. We really weren't able to shower at all, but had to stand to take sponge baths.
It says it is an excellent apartment for families but I was propositioned by the local prostitute while I was with my 6 year old daughter trying to buy cat food to feed the multitude of feral cats behind the apartment that she insisted we feed. The "double" bed was too small for any adult. I am 6 feet tall and my wife is 5'8 and our feet/ankles were hanging off the end of the bed. On top of that, the mattress was incredibly uncomfortable and the pillows were laughable. We switched beds with our daughter for the last night and took her two single beds which we pushed together. The beds were different heights and of the cheapest quality and so uncomfortable that we had another sleepless night. The apartment didn't have air conditioning, which we were aware of, but there was only one fan in the apartment and made it impossible to sleep because it was stifling.
The neighbourhood was centrally located but was absolutely horrible with derelict buildings and constant noise. The rooster from the make shift petting zoo behind the kitchen window didn't stop cock-a-doodle-dooing all night and day.
There is nothing that can be done with this space as I wouldn't stay there if you paid for my plane ticket the place and dinner every night. We didn't sleep every night we stayed there and couldn't wait to leave.
We are all seasoned travellers and expect things to be different than what we are used to wherever we go. This was our first place we stayed at in Portugal and didn't know how everybody else lives so we made the best of the situation. After staying at the other two places in Lagos and Estoril, we realized that this place is absolutely inadequate for anyone to stay in for any reason. We feel completely taken advantage of and duped by misrepresentation. Airbnb needs to take a strong look at this property and see if this is the kind of place it represents.