To start with the positives, this apartment was in a fantastic location. VERY close to Rossio train station, hundreds of restaurants/bars, and the main areas. Also, the hosts were very responsive to my messages and calls when I needed to ask a question. The bed was also pretty comfy (coming from someone with back problems).
However, these are the only positives. First, there are no windows or ways to ventilate the room. Seeing as there was no A/C (which is no big deal considering it’s Europe), the room quickly got extremely wet, hot, and smelly. We only had 2 small towels for 5 days, which doesn’t work for 2 people showering twice a day. Because of this, we had to turn the heating unit on to dry them, which just made our room hotter and more musty. Every single time we came back into the apartment, it smelled moldy from all the moisture and I even developed a cough from it. In addition, the door to the apartment is directly on a street that people frequently hang out on, so we saw people leaning against our door every time we were inside (which creeped me out). Noise level wasn’t a problem, but people will be hanging out outside of your door. We booked this place for a higher price than we were looking for because we thought it’d be better than a hostel, but honestly a hostel would’ve given us much more value for our money. Other than for the location and responsive host, this apartment should not cost as much as it does.