Ricardo's apartment was, for me, perfectly situated to walk, take the bus, or take the yellow-line Metro around town. The apartment's decorations are fun and visually enjoyable. The kitchen counter space is a bit limited (for chopping, prepping, etc.), but we made do just fine, and we used the great oven to bake fresh fish from the nearby grocery store or the nearby fish store down the slope from the park Principe Real. The kitchen had everything that I needed to cook with for a 5-week stay. I fell in love with this apartment, and wish I could have staid longer!