We enjoyed Rui's room for 5 nights and found it to be exactly as advertised. Our coming and going did not quite line up with Rui's, but we found him to be very friendly and hospitable whenever we had a few minutes together. We walked everywhere (Chiado and Alfama included) and did not require taxis or bus/subway passes for anything except to visit the Belem area and one outing to the port restaurants. If required, train and subway access is a fifteen minute walk and many restaurants are nearby. Note to those touring by car - parking in Lisbon is very expensive and possibly not nearby. In Rui's case (and he found this for us) it was 13 Euros/night and was a good ten minutes walk away. We had planned to drop the car upon entry to Lisbon as it was not required further but, had to carry it over one night.