I had a good stay, be warned it is nothing special, I have had better stays. Overall, I would return to this Airbnb. This review should not be seen as negative, I’d simply like to inform everyone on all to expect so they are no shockers.
Firstly, check in experience was not the best as we had to coordinate our arrival with the hosts assistant. Coordination makes it a little complicated if flights are running late or you can’t find a Taxi there on time. We had to stand outside waiting for almost 30 minutes. Once the assistant arrived, she was lovely and gave us a history of Lisbon and the area. This was appreciated, for future guests I think it would be amazing if the assistant could ask if they want the history lesson. After a long flight/day of travel, I just want to lay in bed, shower, pee, I would have personally skipped the history lesson.
Communication with the host was kind of fragmented. The host expects you to communicate with their assistant for requests. The assistant does not have access to the Airbnb account. Which makes it kind of complicated because you have to use third part software for this communication. I would have preferred to do all our communication on Airbnb. I think that if the host wants to employ an assistant to help with communication, it would have been amazing to do all the communication on Airbnb.
The location is right by a historic church/cathedral. Be warned there is a large amount of tourist foot traffic right outside the Airbnb. The location is also not accessible by regular/popular ride share apps. Meaning unless you are using the authorized taxi service, you might have to walk distances with your luggage. If you want to be right in historic Lisbon, this is the place to be.
We were there for almost 2 weeks. At least 8-9 of those days had a homeless man screaming in front of the church, right by our window. This homeless man was not a safety issue, it was just annoying to have constant screaming for up to 8 hours at a time. I imagine that since the Airbnb is on a historic touristic foot path, the homeless is posted there as a great location to panhandle. This however makes it noisy, especially if you have meetings or calls during the day. This is not a problem with the Airbnb, but more something to be aware of.
We were travelling as digital nomads, so internet is essential for us as we work online. The internet speeds were not the best. We resorted to using a 5G/LTE Hotspot as the provided wifi network was not enough for both of us to have our meetings at the same time. This would not be a concern if you are doing a “true” vacation and not working while in the Airbnb.