GOOD
The place was clean. Nice shower, lots of hot water.
Heating and A/C worked well.
In a nice, mostly quiet neighborhood. The main noise is just from foot traffic during the daytime, as no cars pass on the street. Almost no noise at night.
Kitchen has the basics, plus coffee.
NOT SO GOOD
The check-in process was a bit if a clown show. You never meet the host, and getting into the building and your apartment is done via an app and a code sent by the host. OK, maybe we’re not the most tech-savvy people, but part of the problem was that we couldn’t log in because, standing outside the building, we couldn’t get an internet connection. We contacted the host, who insisted the password she gave us would work. It didn’t. After several tries and back-and forth texts, she finally realized “my staff” changed the password. We ran into neighbors in the building who told us they went through the same thing.
I mentioned there’s no vehicle traffic on the street, but that means no Uber or Bolt vehicles come there. Finding a pick-up spot for those services took some work.
Lisbon is hilly, and this apartment is near the top of a steep hill, so make sure you have good mobility and can climb hills.
The apartment’s style is what you might call modern/minimalist — but a bit too minimalist for us. Hooks to hang wet bath towels? No. Space in the bathroom for two people to place travel toiletries? No. Plus, the all-white color could use a new paint job.