Although I never met Joel, he was a wonderful host and he had a helper (Ana) who I met and she was wonderful also. The place was exactly as advertised. However, as the listing says - no air conditioning. I stayed with Joel (solo traveler) for 6 nights in mid March, so, I didn't miss air conditioning. The location (in my opinion) is perfect. Plenty of great family run restaurants just steps away, 2 great supermarkets 3-5 minutes away on foot, a pharmacy which speaks English 8 minutes on foot. The metro Martin Moniz is 4-6 minutes away on foot. Taxi stand a Figuera square can take you anywhere which public transit can't, but touristic places like Sintra, Cascais, etc. are easily accessible by public transit. Joel's place was clean, bright and more like a serviced executive apartment rather than a typical Airbnb. It's a great place to stay for a week if you're in Lisbon for business or pleasure.