Paulo and Camila were very welcoming and the place is very well kept.
This an upscale hostel accommodation with communal bathrooms, kitchen and living room where you can meet other dwellers. You should bring some earplugs though because some people will be up late and the beautiful wooden floors do make a lot of noise when people are running about overhead at night and early morning. Location is 15min to downtown but there is a lot of uphill/downhill walking so you have to be in shape. Camila's recommendation to try the close by Ribeiro Market was excellent, I absolutely loved the food.