There are two new short-term rentals in Lisbon that still don't quite know what awaits them. One in Alfama, with 340 days of open doors and only two reviews. Another in Graça, with 290 days of activity and three guests who left their opinion. Both have something in common besides their prime location: they are in that critical phase where every star counts – and every wrinkled sheet can be the difference between an "I'll be back!" and a deafening silence.
If you're a host, you know this anxiety. The first...