Our stay in this centrally-located apartment was bitterly disappointing. From the pictures, it looked very promising but we in reality was underwhelming.
To begin with, the check-in was a disastrous experience. We arrived at the property at 5.30pm, followed all of the instructions provided to us only to find that the key pad to open the door to our apartment was broken. It then took us about an hour to get through to the host. He was able to open the door for us remotely but we had to wait until 10.30pm to get a key so we could come and go as we pleased. This caused massive disruption to our plans on the first night of the trip. Beyond some automated messages, this was the last we heard from the host - there was no courtesy or follow up about this in the following days - the communication was extremely poor.
This could have been overlooked if the apartment itself was up to standard. Within minutes of being in the apartment, we encountered a large nail sticking out of the floorboard which could have caused serious injury. The quality of the showers in both bathrooms were unacceptable. The front bedroom lets in far too much light making it impossible to sleep in after sunrise. Throughout the property, the finish and the specification felt cheap and rushed and a long way from the standard of what you would expect in this price range.
Having stayed in multiple places across a long tour of Portugal, this was the most expensive but also the poorest.