Overall, it was great staying at Elsa and Rui’s place. I highly recommend and we would definitely stay here again next time we’re in Lisbon. Here is an extended summary on Elsa and Rui’s place.

Hosts
Elsa and Rui were great hosts. Communication prior to the trip and during with Elsa and Rui was great as they were very quick to respond. Their email on Metro info and restaurant suggestions was very helpful. Rui was going to pick us up at the airport but could not due to his work out of town. He explained in advance that he could not and he had his friend to pick us up at the airport instead. Very kind of Rui to do so. We found this very helpful since it was our first time in Lisbon and didn’t want to spend time looking for the place late at night (we landed at 9:30pm).

Apartment
The apartment was clean (which is very important to us) and nicely decorated. Kitchen had all the tools you’d require for cooking if you wanted to. It had nice views of the castle from the bedroom and kitchen as well. From what I’m used to, I’d say it’s probably perfect size for a couple. The bathroom and shower were a bit small. We were ok with that but I can see big people might struggle in the shower (like some of my friends in Canada).

Location
To me, the location was perfect. It’s located in between Martim Moniz and Rossio metro stations. Took Tram 15 to get to Belem from Rossio square and took Tram 28 to get to Sao Jorge Castle from Martim Moniz station. There were small restaurants and mini-markets near the apartment that buying grocery and cheap wines was very easy (another reason why we didn’t cook in the apartment).

One more thing: the pocket wifi was very handy and this also made it easier to communicate with Rui.

We enjoyed our stay at Elsa and Rui’s place and would recommend to others as well.
Thanks.