Loft - Downtown / Castle - historic

Situation, calme, confortable

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Posizione

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Klimat i lokalizacja bardzo blisko centrum.

Brak okna jest pewna niedogodnością, szczególnie w upalne dni, ale w ciekawy sposób można je zastąpić otwierając drzwi i pozostawiając zamknięta kratę. Miejscówka jest bardzo ciekawa, ale niektórym może przeszkadzać surowość wnętrz. Zdjęcia nie do końca oddają ten klimat starej kamienicy. Nam wszystko odpowiadało :)

The location was convenient, although noisy at night.

The appartement has no natural light (no window), unless the front door is left open. The appartement wasn’t very clean and the additional bed was broken with the mattress folding into gaps of the bed’s slats. The mattress was also not clean and we were not able to get spare bedsheets when needed.

The photos are heavily photoshopped and do not reflect the actual condition of the place. It’s extremely old and poorly maintained, with visible holes in the walls and exposed cables. There are no windows. The only way to get any natural light is by keeping the main door open — which means anyone passing by can look straight in. The bathroom door is broken. As a workaround, the host drilled a hole into it and tied a rope through it to open and close it. Before check-in, the host sent instructions via Booking.com asking for €25 for late check-out, €24 for tourist tax, and a €200 deposit — all to be paid in cash, with no receipts provided. Although the host asked to keep communication through the Booking.com platform, they never responded there and only replied via WhatsApp. The host was unhelpful, unfriendly, and lacked even the most basic courtesy. **Cold:** The heaters are completely ineffective, even if left on 24/7. Renting out a place this cold in winter should be prohibited. **Noisy:** There's zero sound insulation from outside or from the apartment upstairs. You can hear people walking, talking, and even noise from the nearby restaurant. **Smells:** The apartment is constantly filled with cooking smells from the restaurant, and if you leave the bathroom door open, the entire place smells like a toilet. **Dirty:** The floors were dusty and dirty, and the walls were filthy too.

The only positive aspect of this place is its location. Aside from that, it should honestly be set on fire and rebuilt from scratch.

Everything you need for a city break. We stayed with our 12 month old daughter and the accommodation was safe and perfectly suitable for her to roam around. We cooked on several nights here, making the place fell like a home from home. We loved it. Friendly and helpful hosts and perfect location for seeing all the old town areas of the city. Very quiet at night and despite it being 32° outside the room stayed comfortable with a simple fan.

The only negative, and I'm being ridiculously fussy here... there were no wine glasses. I was surprised at this being in a country that produces excellent wine. But there were glasses we could drink wine from, so it was no problem. Like I said, this is being unnecessarily fussy.

This flat is a gem! The owner is such a nice person and the way he has rebuild the former belt manufactury into this amazing loft is just awesome. We loved absolutely everything about it. That industrial design charme just got us. The flat is equipped with everything you need for a perfect stay. Within three minutes walking you're in downtown Lisboa.

There ist really nothing we could complain about.