2nd week of a Two week stay in Portugal. 1st week was in Albufeira.
Was looking forward to this place, was thinking with only a few rooms it should be very well kept. Starting with the Taxi, who could not find the place, because you can not drive to the front. You have to have the Taxi driver drop you off either at the bottom or the top of the hill. Then walk the STEEP cobble stone road, WATCH out for the Lavra Elevator(train) as it will crush you, which does not Stop at the Front entrance but passes right by the place. Except at night when they do maintenance on it, right outside the front door. Then the smell of the place, Mouldy mildew smell.
The area where this place located is a dumpy area, and right beside a jail.
Bedroom so small you can't walk around the bed.
No Heat, I mean no HEAT! Had to sleep in the living room because the bedroom was so COLD. Did find a crappy little oil heater stuck in the closet. But of little use.
No place to put your luggage.
The closet was full of Construction Material, so couldn't use it.
The reading lamps in the bed were on the wrong side of the room, couldn't use them.
Shower so small you had to slide through the door to get into it.
The toilet was installed on an Angle so the door would close.
Renovated - NO - a coat of paint is not renovated.
No Phone, and the caretaker doesn't stay on premises.
Decided to leave after one night, but the Caretaker wouldn't come until noon the next day to pickup the key. And we couldn't phone him.