GOOD:
- Location - around 15-25 mins walk to central or a few EUR in a taxi
- Spacious - for 1-2 people. More than 2 people and you'd be on top of each other as there is only 1 bathroom.
- Groceries - supermarket 1 minute walk away (Pingo Doce) - I had to find this quickly as the apartment was lacking in basic items.
NOT GOOD:
- Communication - the listing mentions the €10 charge to meet someone in person for check-in, but it doesn't tell you this must be paid in cash. Host wouldn't accept payment via Airbnb and insisted I had to go to a bank, despite me saying this wasn't possible - they didn't offer a reason why I couldn't pay throught the system. Host *could* have been more helpful.
- Basic toiletries - the listing mentions host provides a very small amount of these. The shampoo, shower gel and handwash is one bottle. These are low cost items, just raise the rental rate by a couple of Euros and cover the cost.
- Basic kitchen supplies - Airbnb listed amenity 'Cooking basics' should include oil, salt and pepper. These were not available, as mentioned in other reviews. There are no tea towels, the host said to use one roll of paper, which was used very quickly. Coffee capsules shown in the photos aren't provided. There is no dishwasher detergent, not even for one wash. These are low cost items, just raise the rental rate by a couple of Euros and cover the cost.
- Aircon - In the living room ONLY, not the bedroom - the listing doesn't mention this. If it gets really and you open the bedroom windows the street can be noisy. There is a note from the neighbours asking NOT to use the aircon at night, as it is noisy.
- General maintenance - bathroom sink very slow to drain (fills up completely in a minute) and blind in living room broken (doesn't lower).