I’ve been traveling for almost two weeks and have stayed in various airbnbs during that time.
Pedro’s place is by far the best one that I stayed at that I booked it twice (4 nights before heading to Porto and an overnight stay when I came back)!
Located on the 3rd floor (elevator), it is centrally located (I find Chiado better than Bairro Alto) with a metro stop less than 3 min away by foot, dozens of great restaurants and shops as well as historic places to visit, spacious and clean, full amenities, incredible views from the balcony (both the sun setting and rising can be viewed from apartments #1 and #2), and so many little touches - from the turndown bedside chocolates, basket of oranges for your morning OJ, to the bottle of wine as a welcome gift. I mean, that’s even better than most 5-star hotels! Most places also hire photographers to make their units look better than they are, but both the apartment units I stayed at were true to the photos - gorgeous interior design, well-appointed, and comfortable.
The spaciousness is really a big plus. Normally with large spaces, there are nooks that are dusty. Both apartments were very clean; they even provide alcohol and sanitizing gels.
Then of course, the staff! Francisco gave the welcome tour of the apartment, explaining everything in detail. It really made the stay so much for comfortable. Antonio popped by quickly to repair a towel bar that was loose not even six hours after I contacted them. Communication with this team is top notch; they respond very quickly. They will be in contact with you constantly to make sure your check in and out process is smooth. I also asked them for recommendations on where to get a Covid test prior to me going back to the US and they not only recommended a place, they included the address/Google map location!
Also, worth noting is that the apartment is in front of quiosque do carmo - I think I went there at least 5x just to hang out to drink Super Bock and people watch.
Two things that might be tricky or could be an issue for some are the following:
- Wi-Fi in both apartment units that I stayed at were spotty; this was not a problem for me since I travel with my own Wi-Fi pack. I would give it a 5/10.
- Robes, soap/shampoo/conditioner dispensers were available in apartment 2, but not in #1, THOUGH apartment 1 is larger and is a corner space. Apartment 1 had a liter of bottled water, but not #2.
- Washer is shared; again, not a problem for me because the people who were staying on the same floor as me were very respectful about usage times.
- Power adapter: both apartments provided one which was really a plus for me since I only travel with one so now with the extra plugs, it made it easier to keep everything charged.
I’m planning on my next trip back to Lisbon next year. Will definitely work around Chiado Suites’ apartment availability - would love to stay at the two other units they have! Thank you so much to the entire team!!!