Ricardo's place is excellent value for the price. It's just the right amount of space for a couple or a single person. But it is a city apartment; if you're used to crickets and not street noise at all hours, this isn't the place for you. Think Brooklyn, NY. There's an entire wall of windows that we kept wide open the entire time. The place was clean, the bed comfortable, the kitchen easy to use, and the couch comfortable for the end of the day to stream movies. There are TONS of restaurants, all kinds and prices, plus a couple of good grocery stores we found, including an organic food store. If you like art, the Gulbenkian museum is suberb and within walking distance. Also we liked the Edward VII park, just a short walk away.