This was a good stay for Lisbon.
PROS
- quiet neighborhood during the day. Can not year neighbors above or below except for occasional footsteps above.
- clean, updated, bight and comfortable apartment.
- washing machine.
- comfortable bed and nice linens.
- lots of space for 2 people.
- neighborhood is very close to the castle.
- large grocery store (Pingo Doce) is one block away.
- Luis, the property manager, met us at the flat and carried my mother's heavy bag upstairs. His English was perfect and he spent a lot of time ensuring we were comfortable before he left. He also made himself available for anything we needed via his personal mobile.
CONS
- 4 sets of stairs to get into the flat.
- no basic kitchen cooking supplies, like salt or pepper, making it expensive to cook because one must purchase literally every ingredient.
- smell of sewage in the bathroom, sometimes unnoticed other times very noticeable.
- street can be loud at night because of the restaurant across the street. The one bedroom is facing this restaurant. Bring ear plugs or supplies use fans (2) to cover up noise and it's fine.
- bathroom is dark, needs more lighting.
- neighborhood is up high on a hill, so after a day of walking the streets of the Baixa, must walk up a steep hill to get home, then up many stairs to get into the flat.
We would stay here again.