After staying here, we have some mixed opinions — there were some really great things about the apartment, and others that were more of a let down or inconvenience.
The apartment itself is on the second landing. As is usual in the area, the stairways are tight and can be tricky if you have lots of luggage. There is also an area on the first landing where the floor feels like it is about to fall in. Tread lightly. Despite those challenges, we enjoyed the charm of the building, and the actual apartment was well furnished and clean.
There is no A/C, but the fan does work quite well. Our biggest qualm was with the toilet. As it was electric (I had never heard of such a thing before) it didn’t have great “flushing” capabilities. We were only informed of this after our arrival, and we had used the facilities wondering what was going on. Not a deal breaker, but just more of an inconvenience to have to deal with. Because of the plumbing, the shower also drained a bit slowly. Again, just more of a nuisance than anything else. The rest of the bathroom is relatively spacious (counter space!!) and I was thankful for plentiful mirrors and adequate lighting.
The bed was comfortable with nice pillows (the largest we had on our trip which was nice). We did not use the kitchen.
The apartment was well situated for us. It’s a bit off the main drag of the neighborhood, so the noise wasn’t too crazy at night, but still close enough to feel apart of the action. Restaurants abound in the area. Highly recommend checking out Jam Club right around the corner. Really great cheap food/tapas and drinks and live music too.
As a general note, this area is quite hilly. The streets are also all cobblestone / not paved. So if you have lots of luggage, especially with wheels, we’d recommend taking a taxi or rideshare versus the metro and having to walk all that way with luggage — especially in the Lisbon heat and no A/C.