Rita's place is excellent as our first stop in Portugal. It is very stylish, spacious, pretty location (great view from the balcony with a cruise ship usually parked there), and of course clean. It's also only steps away from the major sightseeing destinations so it cannot be more convenient. It was helpful that we could check in a little early (since it's available) for us to drop off our languages since our flight was before check-in time. Paulos checked us in and gave us many good tips for the city, things to do, and how to navigate the city. He's very friendly and thorough. Oh, there's also an elevator for the building so that's good since you would already spend much of the time walking up and down the hill with narrow cobblestone streets in Lisbon, so you really don't need the extra exercise. Btw you can allow yourself to eat more because all that calories you're burning! One last tip, the front door to the building is a little tricky to open, but we figured out that you just need to pull the key out a little after you put it in in order to turn it. Enjoy Lisbon and I wish I live there in that apartment! :-)