Silvia Pärmann: "I have two places I like to be. Portugal is one." Cliff Richard has said so. I have to paraphrase: "I have two places I like to be. Baixa House is one." We stayed three night in november in the Principe Real apartment and enjoyed it's simple luxury a lot. It had character and style and comfort, a lot of winter sun on the small balconies ovelooking the roofs. Fresh bread arrived every day to our doorstep, we had cheese and fruit and coffee waiting in our small kichen so we did not bother to go out for a breakfast not once. The whole building is lovely with bookshelves on every floor. You just cannot beat the location: everything is in walking distance and if you want to go to Belem (or MAAT or LX Factory) the tram stop is just a few meters away. There are so many fantastic bars and restaurants nearby. We could not have asked for more but still, there was more - there was an elevator! We have stayed a lot in lovely old and stylish apartment buildings in many places in Europe and to have the room with a view we have climbed so many stairs after dinners and after shopping so we really know what a luxury it is in and historic building!

Andrew Roden: I would not recommend using TravelingToLisbon based on experience that my wife and I hand in June of 2018. 1. When they say check is after 4 p.m., don’t think as we did that you can check in anytime YOU want after 4. When you arrive in Lisbon you must call the agency to schedule a time to meet someone (between 4 & 9:30pm), at their discretion. They schedule you on a first come first serve basis. We expected to check-in at 4, but because we waited to call after arriving we couldn’t get access until after 5p.m. 2. You will need cash to check-in, and you must have exact change. When you check-in you will need to pay the standard city tax (~€1/day/person). NOTICE however that if you arrive anytime other than 4-9:30p.m., Mon-Fri, you will have to pay an additional fee. This fee can vary, depending on the time and day, so contact the agency in advance to figure out the total amount of cash to bring (CC not accepted). If you do not have the exact change, you will be required to go get it before you can check in. 3. If your unit requires a security deposit of €200 then the person checking you in will write your CC number down on a piece of paper and take it with him. We weren’t comfortable with a stranger carrying our CC number around Lisbon with him, checking in one person after another but when we pushed back, we were told we had to do it, or we couldn’t stay in the room. In summary, this company could communicate their policies more clearly and even integrate some of these payments and deposit into the registration process so that you’re aware up front, but they choose not too. Their business practices are not customer friendly or secure and their communication up front is quite poor. Given the chance to visit Lisbon again, I be looking for a company that isn’t going to surprise with fee and charges when I arrive.

Enquanto esta loja tem muitos bons funcionários sempre prontos para ajudar, esta pessoa na secção de pintura em particular tem sido rude comigo, ao mesmo tempo que é boa para os outros. Ele já suspirou várias vezes sempre que me aproximei dele. Não sei bem o que é que me incomoda. Ele nega-se a ajudar-me. Quando lhe levo uma amostra de armário e pergunto se ele sabe que é madeira de pinho ou de carvalho, ele diz que é madeira barata.

O pessoal era completamente inútil. Depois de andar pela loja durante 10 minutos - o pessoal a tocar música rap e a falar entre eles - procurei no site da Best Buy o meu artigo. Persegui um funcionário e apontei para a imagem no meu telefone. Ele me acompanhou até um raio de 3 metros, apontou para lá e continuou indo para o que era mais importante do que eu - um cliente. Felizmente o Walmart está aqui ao lado e tinha um produto semelhante para menos.

Esta é a sua loja típica. Os corredores, sendo a época natalícia, estão completamente desorganizados com artigos de Natal. Foi difícil contornar todos os expositores extras. Precisava de ajuda para encontrar um certo item eléctrico, mas nenhum empregado estava por perto. Após cerca de dez minutos de procura, finalmente encontrei-o. Usei a linha de auto-enchimento e funcionou muito bem. Havia uma fila de algumas pessoas na minha frente. Esperei cerca de dez minutos para fazer o checkout.