A large, spacious apartment in a trendy neighborhood. Excellent location within walking distance of sights and transit options. Many restaurants and cafes nearby. Ride share costs only a few euros to get nearly anywhere from Belem to Rossio Train Station. Mostly quiet pedestrian street with bedroom off the rear courtyard. Easy self checkin with clear instructions and we were able to arrive early upon request. Heating is available and adequate with a couple of portable electric heaters.
While the renovated apartment is esthetically pleasing with plenty of storage space, it could use a handyman's touch. One of the 4 stove elements did not work, the freezer door was very difficult to open as the built-in-door panel had broken brackets, several kitchen drawers were difficult to either open or fully close. Finally, the most awkward shower ever because it was only a handheld with nowhere to hang the showerhead, meaning that it was impossible to wash your hair with both hands or required turning off the tap to shampoo/soap up in the cold. The latter was not really feasible either because the tap temperature was very sensitive and took a lot of fiddling to adjust to the right temperature. This meant that water sprayed everywhere while showering and soaked the entire bathroom as clearly evident from the waterlogged and peeling lower section of the bathroom door. Only had enough hot water for 1 long shower or 2 very quick ones.
These annoyances may be acceptable if just staying for a few days instead of the 2 weeks like we did. Value for money is certainly there for such a spacious and well located accommodation.