The flat was fine for its price point. Gabriel was very easy to contact and responsive, and was right on time with greeting us. As he promised in some of the other reviews, he did indeed install better windows to insulate from the sound. This is better but still on a Tuesday and Wednesday night you could hear noise from the bar downstairs. I doubt this would be any different if you stayed anywhere else in Bairro Alto - the whole neighborhood is loud and full of partiers. The apartment itself is just fine - there is nothing distinguishing about it (though Wifi very good). Very minimally decorated, no extra touches that made it feel like a home. On the negative, the shower doors did not close fully and there were no hand towels or bathroom mats (nor other communal items like paper towels, soap, etc). The building itself needs a renovation - smells a little funny and the front door did not close properly making me wonder about security.