There is much to like about this tidy apartment with a good bathroom, well-equipped kitchen, beautiful wood floors, many sight-seeing guidebooks, and reliable Wifi. The general location is
good if you have a car you need to park, and the owner Catarina is especially interested in
your satisfied stay. However, our June visit happened to occur during the end of the monthlong Lisbon fest, celebrated loudly in the late-night bar that spilled out into street located below the master bedroom window. That bar closed at 3am on two weekend nights, and 1:30-2:00am on three weekday nights. The apartment owner is aware of the problem since she mentioned the police do not respond to
complaints about it. She suggested that we sleep in the second bedroom with two twin beds, located a little further from the bar, instead of the master
bedroom. The owner cannot control street noise, but it is within
her control to provide satisfactory beds, and we found the twin beds
inadequate, with metal springs poking into the body. We even tried flipping the
mattresses. Then, by the second day, one of us started getting bug bites, totaling up to 30 bites after 5 days, which we feared could be from bed bugs. The owner agreed to partial refund, and has since treated and recovered the beds. The owner is very sweet and sincere about being a good host.
If you can sleep through neighborhood seasonal noise and don’t mind the lack of closets, this apartment could
be a good, affordable choice; the building is at the top of a steep, cobblestone alley, and the apartment is up two narrow flights of stairs. The neighbors we met were friendly
A stay outside of June using the master bedroom could have delivered a 4 or 5 star experience.