It's nicely located but... (I'll try to list in importance)
- This is a top floor unit on a slope. 4 floors with very very narrow stairs. It was a struggle to get my suitcases up/down. You will see an occasional roach.
- The pictures are sorely out of date. They were probably taken over 5 years ago.
- The WIFI is not good quality. It is shared between multiple others Airbnb's in the building and was frequently unreliable but with a good repeater router and careful positioning it is possible to do work and sometimes stream shows.
- A lot of the amenities listed are not existing or a stretch of the term. The biggest annoyance was arriving from a long flight to find no toilet paper in the bathroom. There was well used kitchen ware (scratched up non-sticks, a pot without a lid, extremely dull knives, a semi functional toaster) no oil salt/pepper, no coffee (as listed), nearly empty cleaning supplies or missing (trash bags!) (which is fine for a week but I was there for a month).
- The beddings seems like a combination of multiple non-matching households. Foam bed, firm pillows. Could use another room darkening shade on the bedroom window.
- The balcony is nice but the patio furniture needs updating. The table (shown in the pics) is still there but very sun-warped. The patio umbrella was broken and unusable. Multiple plants in various states of neglect. Laundry rack was serviceable.
- Overall the unit is relatively quiet although you will get some street noise and other lower units noise/smells especially by the bedroom window which did not seal properly as it was full broken when I arrived and half repaired when it nearly fell on me and I complained.
- The bathroom was serviceable although a bad mounting of the shower holder makes showering challenging. The tub is slow to drain and for some reason very tall. Bathroom exhaust fan was broken.
- Communication was spotty with the owner/service. Their grasp of English is not great but I could supplement with some Portuguese. When the repairs were being made I was never given an exact time/date. I just happened to be there when the repair person showed up. Because of that after the window repair I was able to endure the other aspects.
If you are flexible this place could work. It and most of the building seems to have been carved up into multiple Airbnb's to generate income with the least amount of investment and it shows. Currently (OCT 2022) Portugal and Lisbon in general is suffering from a huge influx of tourists/expats/digital nomads and the laws have not caught up. This neighborhood in particular is suffering from the common problem of businesses/rich people buying up properties and turning them into short term rentals with minimal investment and maintenance and it shows. I would say that the bulk of the units in the area are short term rentals. It's centrally located but far enough from the usual tourist hotspots that you don't get (except during the summer) a lot of that traffic.
The great things were that this unit has an AC, once you figure out to buy the right pods (DELTA) for the espresso maker, washing machine, the nights on balcony, and being centrally located in Lisbon.