Joao was very friendly, as was the entire staff of the restaurant he runs right next door (which is great, by the way). He's in constant movement so it was easy to pardon his tardiness upon check-in. As soon as he let us in and showed us around, he was off again to open the restaurant for dinner. Nevertheless, we always felt cared for and he was swift to hook us up with the extra towels and soap we asked for :). The only downside for me, at 183cm, were the low ceilings, but we already knew that going in and I guess you could consider it an extra reason to go out and see the city!