My boyfriend and I stayed and worked remotely from this apartment for 3 weeks. Overall, we really liked it and would book it again.
Pros:
- Very very spacious, two good sized living rooms and a very generously sized living space. You will not feel cramped!
- A nice big kitchen table and a desk - two working spots was a must for us, so that was great
- Modern building with all expected amenities; washer/dryer combo, dishwasher, heating and cooling, automatic closing blinds, etc.
- Good water pressure and water heat in the bathroom
- The host was lovely and quick to answer us at all times
- A bit of a far walk from some of the major attractions in Lisbon but the area is still very nice. Extremely close to a subway station and bus stop so it's still easy to get around. We chose to walk most of the time so we got lots of steps in from walking places
- Elevators in the building
We did not have too much to complain about but the cons we did notice:
- The internet was fast enough from a speed perspective but did drop frequently - we had lots of dropped calls while working which was annoying. You can get by working here but be aware of this if you are planning to do that. If you are not doing zoom calls on the wifi though, it will definitely be good
- All of the windows face walls so it's a very dark apartment and you don't really get much natural light. This bothered me immensely but did not bother my boyfriend, so probably depends on you how much this matters to you
- The beds were not terrible but not great either. Very thin / not supportive pillows
- The kitchen and cleaning supplies were not terribly well stocked, we felt like we were missing a lot of things we would have liked. However, we did message the host about oven gloves and scissors and they were provided the next day so the communication was great. Just could still use some more things for future guests
- There was a motion sensor light outside the bedrooms that I hated with a passion - this likely doesn't bother most people but drove me crazy