I totally love the area. Local and not touristic, and yet quite close to downtown.
The flat's so called Portuguese style is not so convincing for a Swede since most of the stuff is from IKEA. Also the host has put more effort on things that you don't need, such as candles and plastic flowers, instead of things that you actually need, such as sheets to change with, towels, kitchen utensils etc.
I stayed for almost four weeks and it is obvious that they have some work to do to live up to "A place that you can call home" for long term renters. It is a charming rent flat but nothing like a home.