Sofia's place is a great location with a great view in Paco de Arcos. The apartment is smallish and the room is also small which is really just an office with a bed in it. I knew this before I booked so it was fine. The room has it's own little balcony and I had my own small bathroom which was just outside the room.
My stay wasn't really as I expected. I had had really good friendly and responsive communication in the lead up to my arrival in Lisbon. Check in on the first day was a bit strange and I arrived to find the host a bit under the influence of drink. She was pleasant enough however and we chatted for a little while before I went to sleep.
I didn't see much of the hosts over the next couple of days and when I did they were friendly and brief as I was out and about exploring Lisbon.
I cut my stay short at the apartment due to a few unfortunate incidents that happened due to the behaviour of the host Sofia. She complained to Airbnb that I had a friend to visit for a couple of hours. It was my birthday that day and she came to visit before we were heading out for the evening. The host Sofia complained to AirBnb directly about breach of rules etc. Made a big scene over nothing really as we had had a conversation over my friend visiting me to help set up my Go-Pro, as I am a bit techno useless. Strange thing was that Sofia was in her room at the apartment complaining to Airbnb the whole time. The adult thing to have done would have been to have just spoken to me. Anyways we left not long afterwards.
The host Sofia's behaviour was a bit strange most of the time. It was all a bit passive/aggressive however I think she was just really sad as a close friend of hers had recently passed away.
Anyways I decided to cut my stay short and I packed my bags a few days early and checked out. No one was home at the time so I tidied up my things and the room and left the keys behind and just left.
It got interesting after that when the host said that I had broken something in the shower and that she had fixed it and sent me a bill for 188 euros. I refuted this and the Sofia said that she was going to call the police on me, over what I don't know. It was all just a really bizarre stay however it has not deterred me from continuing my travels in Portugal. I hope to have more pleasant stays in other parts of Portugal in the coming weeks.