Abdulkarim’s apartment is modern and spacious and ideally situated for visiting the main tourist attractions in Lisbon. The Bairro Alto area comes alive at night, with lots of restaurants, bars and cafés to choose from, but the apartment is in a quiet street, off the main thoroughfares. It’s about a 10 minute walk from the Baixa-Chiado metro station.
We arrived on Sunday and Marta met us outside the building, before giving us a tour of the apartment and giving us recommendations of places to eat and visit. The apartment was spotlessly clean throughout. The kitchen has a good supply of cutlery, though there are not enough mugs, so we used to wash them up. We had to buy washing up cloths and some washing up liquid - it would have been nice If these had been supplied. It was great to have the choice of tables to sit at in the kitchen or in the dining area. We enjoyed relaxing on the large sofa after a day walking around the city.
The beds are king size and very comfortable. Being on the third (top) floor, we were thankful that the flat has air conditioning. It worked quickly when we switched it on and kept the main rooms at a cool temperature. The only niggle was the lack of hanging pole in the wardrobe in the en-suite bedroom. The wardrobe doors are very difficult to open, too. It didn’t spoil the holiday, but we feel it should have been sorted out.
All in all, Abdulkarim’s apartment is a lovely base for exploring the beautiful city of Lisbon. We had a fantastic stay.