INVICTA HOUSE MARQUÊS

Good location close to center, spacious apparment

The washing machine was not working and the owner did not tell us. They said free parking on premises but it is free only Saturday after 4 pm and Sunday

Price/quality ratio

There's construction work going on everywhere, everything is being dug up

The bed was comfy. Location has a good link to the centre.

Seems very neglected. Many things did not work or were damaged, e.g. the lights, shower, hair dryer, heater, the blinds. The kitchen extractor would spontaneously switch on or off and random times during the day or night, with no way to switch it off (even switching off the main fuse!!). Very few furniture: small wardrobe, half full of bed covers, and a couple of bedside drawers, that's it. Kitchen was poorly equipped as well. No toiletries of any kind were provided and it was not very clean. When I reported the lights not working the owner asked me to send a photo of the lamp so he can 'have the replacement delivered' ... And then what, am I to replace the ceiling lamp?? And how does he know it's the lamp, as opposed to e.g. the switch??? It was very cold too, the heater worked only well enough to make it OK. I guess for an overnight/short stay it might be passable, but I will not stay there again.

**DO NOT RENT THIS PLACE** Pictures lie. The apartment shows Deterioration and neglect. Bath tub enclosure is dirt black, washing machine does not work. Mattress seems to be 30 years old. Bed head is faulty (you can see in pictures). No plug for bed lamp. Electricity cables showing in the bathroom. Kitchen top precarious. Dirty Kitchenware. Various wall sockets hanging out. Washing machine broken. Bed broke by sitting on it, had to find another apartment at 23h in the night, the owner didn't want to return my money, after fighting with Booking he just returned half of it ** BEWARE SCAMMER** Never had such a nightmare experience. I have had good and bad places but this is another level.

**DO NOT RENT THIS PLACE** Pictures lie. The apartment shows Deterioration and neglect. Bath tub enclosure is dirt black, washing machine does not work. Mattress seems to be 30 years old. Bed head is faulty (you can see in pictures). No plug for bed lamp. Electricity cables showing in the bathroom. Kitchen top precarious. Dirty Kitchenware. Various wall sockets hanging out. Washing machine broken. Bed broke by sitting on it, had to find another apartment at 23h in the night, the owner didn't want to return my money, after fighting with Booking he just returned half of it ** BEWARE SCAMMER** Never had such a nightmare experience. I have had good and bad places but this is another level.

Quite big Close to metro

Wifi doesn’t work, owner said, that he will manage it, but he didn’t It needs really a renovation, everywhere is mold, appliances are old, there were hair on the bedsheet Lack of cutlery’s and pans

It was perfect location. We had a bit of an issue going in but it was quickly resolved

It was well decorated and reasonable distance from the downtown area. Cheap, for a reason, so best for long term stays and not one nighters or short stays. The owner struggled with English as much as we struggled with Portugese, but he persisted until we figured out how to get access to the building and room. It's a microapartment that is suitable for most needs.

A fresh coat of paint doesn't hide the black mold and water damage; just as decorations don't obsure exposed Electrical wiring and cracks in the wall. I found the the advert to be misleading. It is named much like a hotel in another neighbourhood and mimics some of their photos. Yet this neighbourhood is in some side alley where many people give you sketchy looks. The owner holds a 75 euro deposit, yet demands that you clean the apartment, take out the trash and leave nothing behind... so what are guests paying for? Tourists... the owner doesn't speak English well, which we can't expect, but also know that they won't be there to meet you, or be around to provide assistance. Have a Portugese sim card and have your check-in details handy. Also, why don't people have dryers in Portugal? Travellers don't always have time to hang dry clothes or spend hours at a laundromat.