André is the nicest guy ever and I want to be his BFF!!!! He speaks good English (he was able to explain things to me, but I was grateful bc I speak absolutely no Portuguese haha) He was so kind to carry my (exorbitantly heavy) suitcase up the 66 steps to his adorable little apartment. The place is small, but it’s private and the room is cool (there’s even an air conditioning unit!!!). I actually got a little chilly at one point so bring a sweater haha there are children who live upstairs and they literally run back and forth above the room all evening, so as long as you’re not planning on napping, they go to sleep by about 10pm, but this isn’t anything the host can control. Everyone does settle down by nighttime and then it’s very peaceful and nice. André was beyond an awesome host, simply wonderful and I wish I could have hung out with him more! His room is on the other side of the apt, so unless you want company, the apartment seems like you’re the only one in it. Thanks for a great stay, André, can’t wait to come back soon!