The apartment was in a great location--very close to the metro and also near the famous Tram 28. It was also easy to walk around the whole city from here. The area is much more quiet than Bairro Alto and the other famous neighborhoods, which was ideal. The cars go up and down the street a little fast, which can be a little noisy at night, but the exterior roll-down blackout shades block out a lot of the noise (and all of the light). On the same street, there are neighborhood coffee shops where we had coffee and pastries each morning. The apartment was very clean and looks just like it does in the pictures. The check in was very easy, and the communication was perfect. We would definitely stay here again!