We enjoyed our stay here, and my husband and I would stay again. It was very comfortable and a good price. The shower, water pressure and hot water were really awesome. Huge rainfall shower with handheld shower too. Super modern design. Plenty of convenient storage. Place was clean and modern. While the living area has just one window, we didn’t find it to be too dark. It’s just that bedroom has a whole wall of natural light, so there is a difference. Balcony was charming. We checked in late, and check-in directions were good. There were a few things that occurred, but nothing of too much concern, and the owners were very responsive, which is most important.
There are several things I would say to guests planning to stay here. First, the Arroiyos metro is now finally open and working, and it is just a 3-minute walk. Regarding the lift, it is a bit old. It functions well, however, sometimes people don’t shut the door all the way, so you have to look on every floor until you find it to shut the door, so it will function. There are 6 floors. This happened to us as we were leaving for the airport. Next time, we would plan for this and give ourselves extra time. The stove took us a while to figure out, but we are Americans, so maybe Europeans are used to it. We found the mattress to be extremely firm. We usually like it a little less firm, but it wasn’t too difficult. Regarding the building, it is not well lit as you enter or exit at night. You have to turn on a light in the building’s lobby as you come in or got out for example, so if being in a dark corridor makes you uncomfortable, I could see it being a concern for a single woman maybe. Finally, the neighborhood is very convenient and has everything you would need. However, it is a neighborhood of immigrants. We found that the people in other neighborhoods in Lisbon were much more friendly and helpful when we asked for directions. Some people were helpful, others really were not. Mind you, we can speak English and Spanish. It was nice not to stay in the tourist areas. We did find the employees at the Pingo Doce Supermarket to be very helpful, though. We bought things like a dish sponge, wiping cloth and paper towels at the store. Also, we would bring washcloths from home. There were just bath towels, hand towels and a fingertip towel.
There wasn’t a lot of information in writing about the apartment, such as where to put the trash, how to use the WiFi, etc. Maybe this is normally discussed at check-in, but we did self check-in, so we may have missed it. All in all, a good place for a married couple to stay in Lisbon.