We stayed 5 full days in Joao's room and were absolutely satisfied with everything!!! Joao is a very affable, cheerful and hospitable young man. He met us with a smile, shown around the apartment and briefly gave us few valuable tip like where it's better to eat (tips from the locals are usually great) and what to do better and when. Actually, we felt as at my friend's apartment for a weekend from the very beginning, which is cool:) Also it's worth to notice an immediate responses each time I was asking something. The flat is very nice, modern, spacious, and bright. Everithing is brilliantly clean, kitchen is fully equipped for cooking. The room is just perfect, with sufficient amount of day light, and just a gorgeous view out of the window. It's located in the heart of the city, in a vibrant district 'Bairro Alto' where there're dozens of bars, pubs and restaurants, so actually to have your dinner or a pint of beer you don't need to go anywhere, just step beyond the threshold of the building and turn to any street you like. And it's few minutes by walk to the actual city center. There is only one bathroom for several rooms, but it's not a big deal at all, I think. We didn't experienced any inconveniences about that, and in fact, it's more about the other fellow guests conscientiousness;))
I would highly recommend to stay in Joao's please, and also with no doubt would stay here while my next visit to Lisbon!