I am sorry to have to write such a bad review, I honestly always try to find the good in the bad, but this time it was really difficult. Had we not been so tired from the previous traveling we did, we would have moved out. For us, this apartment was the worst Airbnb experience. I didn't expect to find a place that is so dated and uncomfortable. Everything seems better from the pictures. The floor and wall tiles throughout the house are soiled and the grout in between tiles has mold, the windows of the balcony are not clean enough to have a clear view of the beautiful Lisbon panorama (also an old, dirty, unremovable mosquito net on the main balcony window, blocking the view) and the smell throughout the apartment is unbelievably disgusting. Each time we returned home from visiting the city, our stomachs turned from the smell coming from the bathroom and spreading in the whole apartment. There is no ventilation or window you can open in the bathroom either, to get rid of the smell or the steam after shower. There is one sealed glass window at the top of the common wall with the bedroom, so each time bathroom is used the bathroom light enters the bedroom.
The cherry on top - they had a festival the night we arrived (first waited 30 mins outside the building in the cold for her father to let us in) and even though Barbara had told us there would be celebrations on the streets, we were not aware that the terrace next to the building (under the balcony) would have loud live music and would grill sardines until 3-4 am. The balcony door lock is broken & door doesn't close, so all the smoke from the grilled sardines entered the apartment (also cigarette smoke if you smoke on the balcony).
Despite appearing and smelling clean, the towels and linen had lots of long dark hairs on them - again, disgusting. The fridge also seemed clean, but it's old and smelly.
There is very little effort invested to make this apartment even slightly comfortable. The only positives about the booking were the pretty prompt responsiveness of Barbara and the fact that she allowed us to store our luggage for 3 hours after checkout, in the building's storage room.
The view from the balcony is not worth all the negatives. You can get a better view from any miradouro in the city. Also, there are 3 long rows of street stairs you need to climb just to get to the building (then 3 floors up to the apartment). Do yourselves a favour and find a comfortable apartment that you can truly enjoy, not despise each time to return home. Portugal has some of the best Airbnbs I have seen, truly geared towards comfort. This is the complete opposite - just a means of making money without even a minimal investment.