If I could give this place 6 stars out of 5 I would. It was a beautiful apartment and probably the best location of any I've visited in a European city so far. What that meant for us was we could all do what we wanted stress free, together or sometimes independently e.g. the teenager could make his way home if he'd had enough of sitting out over coffee, and my mum could meander to the shops or pop downstairs and over to one of the many lovely restaurants as wished. It was beautifully designed, bright airy, spotlessly clean, with new pristine furniture comfortable beds, extra pillows as requested, tonnes of toiletries etc. I think the apartment itself is even nicer than the photos show, ( but taking into account the photos always make these places look a bit bigger, so the bedrooms aren't as big as they look, no surprise there). Its so close to lovely restaurants (a minute from our door to their door) & the best shopping street, less than 5 mins from the water, from the square where are the tours depart from. It was sparkling clean and Ricardo had left several pillows as we requested extra, lots of shampoo and all those bathroom items that you need. If you aren't used to a gas cooker, or perhaps even if you are, watch as the pot handles get very very hot. We didn't meet Ricardo but he gave us plenty of recommendations which was super. I would return in a heartbeat, I think the host must work very hard at keeping this place at such a high standard and I hope to visit it again soon and that this standard is maintained. It was delightful, we had a lovely trip, thank you Ricardo.