2/5 George S. 7 months ago on Google • 6 reviews
Large
rooms,
very
clean,
the
actual
building
communal
areas
like
the
stairs
and
entrance
hall
are
immaculate.
Very
clean.
The
apartment
we
have
is
1b
at
the
back
of
the
building.
The
property
does
not
profess
to
have
AC.
But
it
does
say
in
its
ad
thar
it
has
an
AC
unit,
which
is
actually
a
1
metre
high
20cm
wide
tower
fan.
It
has
a
small
water
tank
at
the
bottom,
which
the
warm
air
filters
through.
The
only
way
to
achieve
actual
cold
air
(AC)
is
to
fill
it
with
ice
every
few
hours.
So
that's
what
I'm
currently
doing.
Pouring
water
into
cups,
placing
them
in
the
freezer
and
then
decanting
the
huge
lumps
of
ice
into
the
small
water
tank
at
the
bottom
of
the
unit.
I
know
I'm
the
first
person
to
bother
because
the
existing
water
inside
the
tank
was
yellow
and
stagnant.
If
we
open
the
back
windows
for
air
flow,
it's
too
hot
outside,
because
there
are
AC
vents
from
other
buildings
that
are
pumping
out
hot
air.
Plus,
there
is
a
building
site
and
so
it's
incredibly
loud.
It
is
currently
September,
so
the
temperature
inside
the
apartment
with
the
pseudo
AC
unit
is
almost
bearable.
How
anybody
could
cope
inside
this
apartment
in
June,
July
or
August
is
a
mystery
to
me.
There
is
no
way
it's
liveable.
Frustratingly,
the
room
does
have
AC
infrastructure
with
large
AC
vents
on
the
top
of
each
wall
in
each
room,
and
there
is
an
AC
panel
on
the
wall.
But
it
doesn't
work.
Either
the
company
that
owns
this
property
doesn't
want
to
pay
the
money
to
maintain
it,
or
pay
the
electricity
bills
for
them
being
used.
The
outcome
is
an
apartment
that
is
unbearable.
The
upside
is
that
the
location
is
superb.
It's
arguably
the
best
place
to
be
in
central
Lisbon.
With
regards
comfort,
the
bed
is
ok'ish,
pretty
hard
mattress
but
I
like
that.
Pillows
are
thin
and
lumpy,
so
pretty
cheap.
Shower
is
big
and
powerful,
there
is
a
small
ironing
board
and
excellent
iron,
a
large
washing
machine
and
a
large
dishwasher.
The
TV
is
a
modern
SMART
TV
that
connects
to
my
phone
easily
with
the
Samsung
SmartThings
app.
All
in
all
the
apartment
is
great
but
I
would
never
stay
again
because
of
the
AC
issue.
There
is
also
currently
some
extremely
loud
construction
work
taking
place
(as
of
September
2023)
that
is
so
loud
you
can
even
here
it
with
the
double
glazed
doors
closed.
It's
way
too
loud.
You'd
be
insane
to
book
here
between
May
and
September
I
think,
just
for
the
lack
of
sufficient
AC
provision.
UPDATE:
yesterday
we
came
back
to
the
apartment
and
there
was
a
random
cleaner
in
there.
We
were
not
advised
at
any
point
that
a
stranger
would
enter
our
apartment,
we
had
valuables
and
cash
lying
around
on
the
side
table
and
coffee
table,
and
there
is
not
even
a
safe
to
store
stuff
in.
We
complained
and
the
management
didn't
give
two
hoots.
They
said
they
thought
they'd
send
in
a
cleaner
off
the
cuff
as
we
are
staying
for
12
days,
and
said
sorry
for
not
telling
us.
Reality
is,
it's
a
serious
breach
of
privacy
and
security
and
it's
a
massive
issue
for
me.
This
management
company
simply
doesn't
care
about
anything
except
money.
Stay
away.