Unfortunately I cannot agree with most of the comments on this place. It is not a 'new' apartment, but 'newly' renovated apartment. It was mouldy (mould on the kitchen ceiling) and very humid. It is not a temporary issue, mould was old and we were not informed about it. Joao informed me about a temporary infiltration problem and his investment in dehumidifier etc. This will never solve the problem,though, even if working 24h (and your head explodes from the noise). The machine got full with water (~5l) after 12h of work,so you can imagine how humid the place is. We are a family with a toddler and the smell&humidity was unbearable. If you take care of your health and lungs,I would not recommend staying there. E.g. after having washed the wooden cutting board, a 3mm mould was visible on it after 24h. Unused kitchen utensils (frying pan) was in mould,too. Photos can be provided. On top of that, at 6a.m.on Sunday morning I saw water leaking from the kitchen ceiling and suddenly found myself in a 1cm water puddle across the kitchen. Apparently,someone renting an apartment upstairs took a shower and the house owner was called to stop receiving guests (which I do not believe will happen). Joao advises to keep the bathroom window open to decrease the humidity level. Seriously? In winter,too? Btw, because of the leakage, the paint in the kitchen and bedroom is going off. When we were leaving the apartment, Paula, Joao's helper, came to scrape off the mould from the kitchen's ceiling,so that new comers don't see it. This is not my business, but it is not healthy to stay there, anyway.
Also, the place is very small, you can't move around in the bathroom, bedroom is not cozy and has no window: it is basically only a double bed, no other furniture can be put inside). The living room,in my opinion does not have a leisure and dinig area: it is only a sofa and a small table. We had a very claustrophobic feeling and counted the days to go back home. I would say it used to be one big room (as there are only 2 windows to the street, don't count the bathroom window as it is to inner hall of the house and gives no day light),that has been adapted to a 1-bedroom, kitchen and living room area.
Joao, though, is a great host. Although not met in person, he took care of us from the beginning (great communication, load of advice,sweet welcome package: wine, cookies etc., toys for our toddler). His helper Paula, who provided the key and was responsible for cleaning was a lovely lady,too, she seemed to be really concerned about the conditions that we had to stay in. She must have felt sorry and in the end she offered her husband gives us a free ride to the airport.
In total, great people, but unfortunately this cannot change the physical conditions of that place.