The apartment was well decorated, centrally located, and communication with the hosts was very prompt and helpful. They left us some delicious bread, cheese, meat, milk, wine, and coffee, all of which was much appreciated! The Italian restaurant below the apartment was one of the best meals of our trip- I highly recommend it!!
This apartment was in the heart of the party district. This would be great if you are coming to party all night, but wasn’t so great for us as we tried to sleep. People were partying on the street right outside the apartment until very late. Despite closing the shutters, it was still very loud and hard to sleep on Friday and Saturday. Sunday was a bit more quiet. I would recommend earplugs.
There is a lady living in the flat below ours who yelled at us several times throughout our stay and we saw her yelling at others too. She would open her door as we walked in and just shout. I have no idea what she was saying as it was in Portuguese but it is obvious that she doesn’t like having Airbnbs in her building. She is quite elderly and probably harmless, but it was quite off-putting.
If you are driving here, be aware that the street is one-way, very narrow, populated with pedestrians, and you will have to drop your bags very quickly as there is no space to stop. My dad had to circle the block until our host showed up 20 mins late to meet us until he arrived and gave us the parking address- it is a 15 min walk away, up a steep hill, so do drop your bags off first.