Rui’s place looks exactly as you’d expect from the pictures. It’s centrally located in Lisbon and within walking distance (if you don’t mind a lot of walking) of everything that we wanted to do and see while we were there. Our flight landed several hours before the normal check-in time, and Rui met us at the apartment early to let us drop off our bags.
We booked this apartment for two main reasons - location and the patio hot tub (see: a lot of walking). The one night we used the hot tub, it wouldn’t get up to temp, so it was more like a warm bath, which was ok, but it also hadn’t been cleaned at least between stays. There was a dirty film that bubbled up to the surface when the jets were used, and this was enough reason to not use it again during our stay. We also found the bed and pillows were also incredibly uncomfortable.
All in all, Rui was a gracious host and we had all of the basic necessities during our stay in Lisbon. I really appreciated his responsiveness and insights of the city.