First, I want to thank Tracey and Neill for letting us use their apartment. There are core things that really matter, and this space has all of those. The two bedrooms were well appointed with ample space and the beds were quite good. Not that this is a surprise, but the master bedroom is much better than the second bedroom. As we were two couples traveling together, I just wanted to note this obvious distinction. The bathrooms were functional with no major issues. The kitchen was adequately supplied with equipment. For Americans – the stove top has induction heating and we found ourselves looking through the web on how to operate it.
I cannot say enough about how great this location is in terms of Lisbon geography and topology. We received many unsolicited comments from guides and taxi drivers about how fortunate we were to be in such a spot.
Now to the nits – as others have said, the elevator works, but you should just count on climbing up three flights of stairs. As with all small elevators retrofitted into an old building, it has its limits. Use it for luggage and you will be fine.
As stated before, this is a great location and everyone knows it. Expect loud crowds at night that will be up until 4am on the weekends. Just be prepared.
Don’t expect much from the company that manages this property. We were there for 10 days and they left us about 3 day’s worth of toilet paper. Upon bringing this to their attention, we received the following email - “Our apartments are self-catering, we do supply a starter kit per bathroom and not per person. Although we leave some shampoo, hard soap, body wash, toilet paper and a few capsules for the washing and coffee machines, this is as a courtesy and during the stay if the guests need more they need to purchase these items themselves.” Then a day later they sent us an email asking if we needed anything…
Later in the stay, the management company sent us an email saying someone would be stopping by to drop off an extra set of keys, could we be available at a particular time? We waited for them to show up, and they never did.
Bonus tip – the neighbors upstairs offered to help us with any problems we might have. I suggest you contact them, not the management company if you need help.
