The apartment was very clean, comfortable, spacious, extremely well-equipped, well-furnished and it is very easy to get there from / to the metro. The owner, J. Mario Ribeiro, is an architect, and his 'designer eye' is pleasingly apparent throughout. Rato Metro station is no more than 5 minutes walk away and there are also several buses
The neighbourhood is very 'Portuguese residential' rather than a tourist spot, which we found much preferable to being in the centre, particularly as the city centre is easily accessible within a few minutes.
There are a number of local restaurants and cafes nearby, and we found that the supermarket just the other side of Largo Rato was ideal for our needs.
The owner was most welcoming, and helpful at all times. Especially he kindly left us some basic food, drink and household essentials till we could get properly set up.