This apartment is well laid out, with lots of additional spaces to keep your luggage out of the way. There are three balcony doors and a small table and chairs on the balcony. The listing should indicate that you need to go up 5 flights of stairs.
The area is very close to many amenities, with a market/ grocery just across Martim Moniz square, Metro around the corner, and 15 minutes to many of the main attractions. The apartment can be very noisy at night, especially on weekends, with the hospital nearby and traffic on the street in front blocking ambulances.
The apartment itself was very clean, although the washroom did have a bit of a sewer smell that persisted. There is a small window in there, so it was easy to manage that. The bed pillows should be replaced because they do have stains under the pillow covers.
Most kitchen appliances and cookware were available, although we weren’t able to get the Nespresso machine to work properly. We ended up purchasing some oil and vinegar and left it for the next guests. The only other condiment in the space was salt.
The communication with the owner was disappointing. We didn’t get timely responses to queries. There was no information in the apartment about wifi (bottom of router), no extra garbage bags or info on garbage pickup, checkin info after flight departed, etc.
A mobile AC unit and a fan are available. We didn’t try to AC to see how effective it would be.