I didn't have the opportunity to meet Rafael, but the communication was great via messages. Rafaels' place is a described, clean, private, and you have the kitchen available for your use. His place was super close to the airport, but since we had to be at the airport very early in a weekend, he scheduled a taxi for us, and even his dad checked in at 4:50 am if the taxi had arrived, and Rafael emailed me to check as well. Rafael is great and his house is just what u need to spend a good time in Portugal