There's a new short-term rental in Alfama. 340 days available on the calendar and only two reviews. The apartment is beautiful, the location is the kind that makes tourists sigh, but the photos don't convince. The sheets look like they were hastily stretched, the towels have creases that scream "I just came out of the machine." And the potential guest, sliding their finger across the screen, hesitates. It's not a lack of charm — it's a lack of visual trust.
This scenario is not fiction. It's what happens every day in L...