This is a diamond in the rough. The location is excellent, the apartment is indeed charming, but the host needs to address some fundamental concerns to move forward. Nuno was very communicative and helpful, sending his dad out to buy a microwave for the kitchen, and was kind and flexible when we needed to come a day early. He handles this from afar with his local elderly dad, whom I was sorry not to meet as it was Easter weekend and he had gone out of town. We were his first guests and I truly think he is eager to create a pleasant stay, but I would make sure before you arrive that there are curtains on the windows, the stove is in working order, and the blankets have been washed. At this point, there also is no Wifi. With all of this, we enjoyed the Estrela neighborhood SOOO much and the apartment cannot be beat for location. Once it's spruced up, I would definitely return!