Overall we had a nice stay at Cristina’s place.
Pros:
-Great location, easy to walk anywhere but also a quiet street at night
-Cute interior, updated space, nice big outdoor terrace
-parking included! (Although as others note, it is a tight squeeze and would not recommend it if you have a larger vehicle)
-Prompt and friendly communication from Cristina, we didn’t need anything during our stay but she still checked in on us. Very easy checkin and checkout.
Cons
-Open rooms (no door on bedroom), so just to be aware if you need privacy
-We were there in April and it was very cold inside the apartment. There is NO heat (which we found out is very common in Portugal, but just be prepared if you are traveling there not during the summer as it stays very cold in the building) There was a small electric space heater which was nice, but didn’t heat the space well.
-The hot water did not last very long, after about 10 minutes in the shower it turned cold then had to wait a while for it to warm backup, so two people could not shower back to back.
-Noisy upstairs neighbors— we could hear them all night long but thankfully got some earplugs to help