4/10 Poor
Lynne B.
6 June 2023
Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Listing accuracy
A very basic apartment not as described.
The apartment location is great. Easy walking distance to most attractions. Being central also means continual street noise until about 4:00am.
The apartment is suitable for short stays 2-3 nights - not 18 nights as we had booked. There is a hidden cost of €24 if you want clean towels & linen after 7 days or any time you request a swap over.
The apartment is on the 2nd floor with 32 steep steps to climb.
The description says there is a desk, (false) and dining seating for 4 people (false).There were NO chairs. We requested chairs to sit on and they arrived on the 5th day.
Capacity is up to 4 guests - yet there are only 2 dinner knives, 2 dinner forks,1 teaspoon, 3 dinner plates, 3 coffee cups..there were no wine glasses. We requested them and two arrived on the 3rd day. In the city that “invented” Port - there are no port wine glasses.
Described as having pantry items but there were none.
However we did see the cleaners “cleaning out” basic pantry items from the apartment below - olive oil, spices, salt, coffee, tea, wine, water etc. not just perishable items.
Bookings for longer than a week would usually do home cooked meals. Cooking utensils are very limited and stovetop too small to use two pots to at the same time.
A “welcome pack” would have been helpful with information on where to take the garbage & recycling, the address of closest laundromat, closest supermarket etc.
A very basic apartment not as described.
Lynne B.
Stayed 18 nights in May 2023
