Arroios de Paixao

The flush of the toilet was malfunctioning and it was constantly running a bit of water into the toilet, which was a bit loud a night. The floor wasn’t very well vacuumed and we found a toenail on the floor as soon as we came in. Water pressure is so high it hurts in the shower, which doesn’t have a holder for the shower head.

La pulizia dell'appartamento non era il massimo, la tavoletta del WC era rotta e in particolare la presenza di insetti che mi hanno punto durante tutto il mio soggiorno. Ogni mattina mi svegliavo con delle punture di collo e sulla faccia. Sicuramente da risolvere disinfettando e pulendo meglio le lenzuola ed i cuscini

A cama não era má de todo, mas uma das almofadas da cama principal era péssima, deviam investir em almofadas confortáveis. Quando chegámos ao alojamento a casa de banho não tinha papel hegienico, deduzo por esquecimento de reposição, mas o anfitrião na manhã seguinte nos facultou, inclusive o ferro de engomar que solicitei, atendendo estar em trabalho.
Para quem tem mobilidade mais reduzida não é de todo um alojamento recomendável pela questão de estar localizado num quarto piso com bastante escadas.

Although the view was beautiful it was quite noisy, making it hard to sleep at night, but we knew that beforehand.

non sono difetti, ma dettagli di cui tenere conto: l'appartamento è al quarto piano senza ascensore e affaccia su una strada molto trafficata.

Kleine kamer voor drie personen, maar wisten we op voorhand.

L appartamento è all ultimo piano del palazzo ed è molto caldo. Il piccolo condizionatore presente non riesce a rinfrescare l ambiente nelle giornate molto calde. Non c è il lavandino nell angolo cucina e le stoviglie vanno lavate in bagno.

First and last, the apartment is on the 5th floor with a staircase width of one meter. Measure yourself whether you can get through, not to mention carrying suitcases. The apartment is ok, but it is not for elderly people, people with disabilities and families with children. And no air conditioning.

the street was a bit of noisy in the mornings and you should be quiet as it is the residential buildingm but it was even better for us.

Photo 9 of 22 on the listing shows a light and airy wooden balustrade staircase with an air-conditioning unit. In reality, the stairwell is merely adequately illuminated, with a wrought iron bannister all the way up. (Nothing wrong with wrought iron, but there is something wrong with misleading images.)
Our host knew there would be just two of us coming, but despite that, a single guest bed was additionally provided in the room. As a result, the room was far more cramped than it should have been.
Despite the listing,
(1) there was no mini-bar. Its actually a medium-sized, under the counter fridge with Icebox. Again, I have no major quibble with that, but it's just a fridge:
(2) there were no ironing facilities:
(3) there was no fan:
(4) the listing shows both balcony and terrace - erm, no. At best, the balcony is what nowadays might be called a "Juliette balcony" of some 18" depth.
There is no terrace.
(5) The "wardrobe or closet" is actually the "clothes rack" - the sort of temporary rack you might have in a property while waiting for proper furniture to arrive. Yes, it is adequate, but don't expect a wardrobe or closet as well.
(6) Slippers were NOT provided. (Maybe these would have gone some way to assuaging the people on the third floor?)
(7) The First Aid box contents were non-existent. I don't know if it is a requirement of Portuguese law that Alojamentos Locales must provide these, but this was bad.

Why list these facilities if you do not provide them?

I did like when I tried to access the property, I did get the right information I had to wait a long time to connect the person and to get the Wi-Fi I had to called the person again I didn’t like.

I didn’t like the downstairs main door I think it needs new Door , there was no bell door where I stayed with my kids, 88 steps was to much for us to climb no lift, I would think twice before leaving the room , because it’s on main road it’s too noisy with traffic, less sleeping.

When you stay 7 nights would be nice to have the towels changed after 3-4 days.