Really great location - lots of good restaurants very locally and very easy to walk into the main part of the city.
To be honest the whole city is very walkable but this is a good spot, not bang in the middle but close to everything. The feire de ladra is literally thirty seconds away and worth a poke around.
It’s a bit hard to find- we walked right past it, simply because the street numbers make no sense and aren’t in order. The easiest thing to do it look for the euro shop/fruitaria which is right opposite the building.
As for the building itself- if you have mobility issues I would stay away, the steps both up to the front door and up to the apartment are EXTREMELY steep, hard to climb up and even harder to climb down.
The electric key is the same for for the building door and apartment door, which leads me to believe that everyone staying in the whole building would be able to get into the apartment. I would have felt safer with a second lock on the apartment door with a conventional key.
Safety wise; the area never felt unsafe, even at night, nor did the building, but because it is a studio you’re sleeping right next to the front door so you feel a bit exposed.
Size; the room is very small but we didn’t find it an issue as a couple staying for three nights. If you’re hoping to share a shower together though forget it; the shower is TINY and barely room for one. If you are plus sized and he shower size will be an issue. The shower was also slow to drain; by the end of a short shower I was standing in an inch of water, so don’t bother with a long shower.
The only noticeable issue was the noise; the stairs are extremely noisy and you can hear everyone coming and going. Mostly people were polite and quiet but some people were very loud and it was very disturbing. The street outside is noisy enough but quiet at night and I wouldn’t consider it an issue.
The bed was comfy and the little archway is so pretty. Nice big windows and little balcony are lovely.
All in all I can’t really complain it was adequately clean, nice and bright and a fantastic location.
Would stay again for a short trip!