It's obvious the host has spent some time renovating the space and he's done a great job! Everything seems fairly new and in good condition. WiFi is provided but was problematic. The living space is larger than it looks form the outside and is both functional and practical. The bathroom has good facilities also not least a great shower. The kitchen is on the small size and has no oven, grill, microwave or toaster which limits dining in and/or heating food purchased from any of the local fast food outlets. It does have basic untensils for eating but not for preparing food. The host seemed reluctant to provide either a bread knife or any cooking knife as I did ask which seemed strange!! If cooking your own pasta or heating up a pizza isn't your thing then this won't be an issue. The only other issue we had was very early morning noise from the enclosed rear yard. This seemed to be used for storage so pallets were hauled back and forth and lorries off-loaded. Street noise at the front was not a problem because of good double glazing but the rear was a different matter altogether.
As for the location it is very close to Monsanto tube station and only 10 -15 minutes walk to both the main shopping streets as well as the historic area with numerous bars & restaurants. There is in fact a very good fish market & restaurant around the corner as well as a nice patisserie. The port/harbour area/promenade are about 30 minutes walk but you pass plenty of things to look at on the way!