Great apartment with everything you need.
Tania was an excellent host who was there to welcome me and even came to say goodbye. She checked in frequently and swiftly dealt with any requests.
The apartment is very comfortable, centrally located and a minute’s walk to the long outdoor double escalator from Martim Moniz square (nearest Metro) which saves you having to walk up the hill.
I stayed for two weeks and when I arrived Tania gave me directions to 3 local supermarkets. All excellent.
It was so easy and enjoyable to cook in the apartment as Tania has stocked all the utensils you will need (including a large Fridge / Freezer). Open the windows on either side of the kitchen for a cool breeze.
If noise pollution doesn’t bother you this place is absolutely perfect. If you like it a little bit quieter bring your best ear plugs.
Tania is great at dealing with noise within the building which is great as the building is old and the upstairs Airbnb can sometimes feel like it is part of the apartment.
She unfortunately does not control the yappy dog next door (which after a week I wanted to poison) or the constant noise from the street. Which to some people can be cosmopolitan but to me was a little bit too much.
For example the bin men come around 2am every night to collect the garbage and they seem to thrive on waking the entire neighborhood. Keeping the living room windows and doors closed really helped minimize the outside noise in the main bedroom.
All in all a good experience.