My boyfriend and I stayed for almost a month and a half in this central studio in Bairro Alto. The studio was bigger than we expected so that was a nice surprise. The neighborhood is super fun, though loud at any given night (as would be expected). It is an older building so you do hear neighbors walking around etc. However, it wasn't a huge issue for us. We had to time showers as the hot water would run out but that's pretty standard in Europe it seems. The kitchen is also well equipped for home cooking, which we did quite a lot of. The internet would occasionally go out but João was always super fast in responding and dealt with the provider to reset it every time. I believe he may be getting a new router/internet box so hopefully it will not be an issue in the future. Overall, such a great stay. Thanks for the hospitality, João!