I had no problems confirming with José my arrival time, and he was waiting patiently when I got to the apartment. He gave me a quick tour of the place, and then I was left to my own devices to explore Lisbon - which was pretty easy given the location of the apartment. It's also comfortable and clean, although the wifi was a little unreliable (though I've left an ethernet cable there which helped a lot). I know José's aware of the wifi troubles - from what I could figure out, it comes down to the interference from the stack of other nearby networks.

I also happened to bump into José in the street a few days into my stay, and he was super helpful to point out one of his favourite local restaurants.

Loved Lisbon, enjoyed my stay in José's apartment, was great :)