Ivete's guesthouse, in itself, was fantastic! Her place was very clean. It was centrally located in the center of town, with easy access to all modes of transportation, and walking distance to many delicious restaurants, bakeries, and shopping centers. It's safe with lots of people on the street.
Few things to note however, especially to those traveling from afar like us (Los Angeles).....
1) communication - we notified Ivete in May of our arrival in July. We didn't hear back from her until one day before (she emailed us several times on that day) inquiring about the time of our check-in stating "if you do not inform me of your arrival time at the apartment, your check-in cannot be done"
2) check-in process: In her listing, it states "check-in after 2:00 pm" There is no self-check-in because this building has other apartments. With our flight delayed, we didn't arrive until 11:00 pm. Fortunately, our friend who lives in Lisbon was able to pick up the key in the afternoon so everything worked out.
Aside from these couple of anxious moments, we had a fantastic stay!