Looking for a short term flat in Lisbon

[sleidia]

Hi everyone,

I absolutely need to find a fully furnished flat in Lisbon for less than 500 eur./month and with a private ADSL/wifi access which is absolutely necessary for my work (I'm a freelance webdesigner).

I would need such an accommodation during only 3 months.
Size isn't important as long as it's clean and shops are close enough by walking distance.

The problem is that I don't know where/how to search.
I'm good at French and English but I can't understand portugese at all.

Knowing this, could someone let me know what would be the best solution for me? Are there popular websites where I could post an ad or find flats to rent for people like me?

Thanks a lot for your help

[silvers]

Hi Sleida,

I don't know how you will go about getting adsl without opening up a contract, anyway here are a couple of apartments for you to consider.
I do not have any connection to the apartments or the website, so cannot help beyond this. If you need to contact them I can help you with your Portuguese.
Good luck
James
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[sleidia]

Thanks James,

Unfortunately, opening up a contract can't be an option since they must be yearly contracts if I understand well.

The internet access is a very big issue for me because I make my living on the internet.
No internet = no salary

3G plans aren't an option either because they are technically limited for my work.

Thanks anyway.

[silvers]

Some may have access, or would an internet cafe not be an option?

[sleidia]

Unfortunately, internet cafes aren't an option because I work almost all day long and also because I need calm and concentration for programming work and when clients contact me via voip as well.

The site casa.sapo never states whether or not an accommodation has ADSL.
I knew this website before and even contacted 2 different owners in english but of course I didn't get any reply.

I've also posted two ads in ocasiao.pt both in English and French but never got contacted by anyone. I don't see what else I could do

Anyway, your help is highly appreciated.
Thanks again

[silvers]

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This one has a contact for an agency. Give them a call see what they offer. I would be very surprised if they don't speak English.

[sleidia]

OK, I've just sent an email to janelasdelisboa.pt in French and English.
I'm not optimistic but let's see what happen.
Thanks gain

[silvers]

If you don't have any luck, come back and tell me and I will try to investigate more for you.

[silvers]

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This one offers you internet. It may be just an office though, you will need to email them.

[sleidia]

Well, all the emails I sent got ignored
I wonder why there is so little information filtering out of this country ... it's like I'm trying to get infos from North Korea!

Is the internet well developped in Portugal? I mean, web searches lead to very little result.
Looks like you can't get anything useful if you don't speak Portuguese