Luís is amazing host, always in touch and very friendly. The apartment is beautifully renovated, clean, simple, modern and very comfortable. The area around old, as compared to upper Lisbon, and there's dozens of restaurants and little hotels and hostels around, which makes it easy to socialize. When you just arrive, things may seem unclear, because many restaurants open in the afternoon or close midday, there's no deli stores around the corner, and it's way different from what you might have been used to. It took me just a single day to recalibrate from New York to Lisbon, and it's the smoothest and friendliest experience I've ever had. Luís also helped me to get oriented in the neighborhood and rescued us when a fan stopped working (it's a bit cold there during night time in February). Half a kilometer north, there's a nice kids playground (look up Jardim Elisa Baptista Sousa Pedroso), and since Lisbon is hilly, reaching there is really good for your cardiac muscle. :) Totally recommend this apartment and this area.