The apartment is cute and thoughtfully decorated but is more outdated than the pictures. The bathroom is within the bedroom through the closet- hard to describe and not the most ideal set up. We had some issues with cleanliness including hairs around the sink (which Elsa offered to have housecleaning return but it wasn’t worth the hassle for a quick stay) and an espresso cup still with residual coffee. The apartment is located in a building that is older and has a foul smell but the apartment is otherwise clean. There is free street parking and the furthest we had to walk was a couple minutes to where we parked. It is walking distance to different areas but we mostly drove, visiting our friends in Oerias, right next door.
Elsa and Rui are 5 star hosts based on my experience with them. They respond quickly to our concerns and provide many amenities in their apartment including coffee pods, sugar, oil, different spices, and laundry detergent. We met the cleaning lady during our luggage drop off and she had a warm presence. Sadly there was just some lack of detail in cleanliness. While it wasn’t a 5 star stay for us, I would be interested in staying at another of Elsa and Rui’s airbnbs because of their excellent hospitality and responsiveness to our concerns.