The apartment was clean, modern and well equiped. Perfectly sized for two people. The location is very charming with the entrance being right in the Bica stairway and the apartment has lovely views,also towards the river and the Sanctuary Christ the King. The neighborhood has less tourists than the other closeby areas, which was nice. Still it is a lively and vibrant area,just like the rest of Lisbon(if you want a very quiet are, I think you need to stay somewhere outside of the whole downtown area). Public transportation is in a 5min walking distance and is so easy to use. Great restaurants in the neighborhood(We really liked SegundoMuelle).
Ricardo was the perfect host. He was flexible about check-in and check-out. He was reliable about meeting times. He was positive and gave us some advice regarding the city upon arrival. He also made sure we had fresh fruits available upon arrival(a very nice touch when you come straight from the airport). He was very responsive, positive and helpful when we had questions during our stay also. He even helped with booking airport transfer when nedded.
I would definitely book with Ricardo again. I also really liked the area. As mentioned, you get away from the tourist masses a bit in that area. But the nice more touristic areas are in a walking distance, like Bairro alto and Baixa-Chiado. The walk towards the Praca do Comercio from Cais do Sodre along the river for instance, is very nice. Especially in the evening.