I stayed at one of Ulrik's apartment in the Alfama neighborhood. I consider myself pretty easy going and generous with my reviews but ultimately found this apartment disappointing. First with the positives: The apartment is in a fantastic part of Alfama and has a real local flavor to it. It's not too high up on the hills so it's manageable to walk to many places along the waterfront. The apartment is very close to tons of restaurants, cafes, little grocery stores which made it easy to stay in the neighborhood if I didn't want to venture too far. Ulrik was extremely communicative and responded to my messages and issues right away and I really appreciated that. Now with the negatives: The path leading to the apartment is lined with trash bins and the entire time I was stayed there, there was overflowing trash everyday and most of the time, I had to jump over the piles of trash to get to and from the apartment. Not to mention the awful smell. I'm not sure if Ulrik has any control over this but it was definitely a turn off to have to see and walk past this daily. The apartment itself could use a fresh coat of paint and it felt very lived in and somewhat run down. And as a few reviewers have mentioned, it is quite dark especially in the fall, winter months. I personally didn't mind this but some folks mind find this hard. While I was disappointed with my stay at this apartment, I do appreciate Ulrik's professionalism and prompt communication. Hopefully, the trash issue is resolved somehow.