The place has a lovely authentic Portuguese vibe and has a lot of charm. The garden is lovely and maintained. All of the common area's are nice to spend time, besides the bathroom. The plumbing in the bathtub is definitely up for renovation. Let's say if someone showered before you, you have to wait around 10mins for the water to have completely go down the drain. Usually leaving a dirt ring for the next person to clean. So if you are taking a shower the water rises immediately up to your ancles. There is a rubber plunger at hand that doesn't really fixes the problem. After asking to send a plumber they reminded me bout the plunger and said nothing could be done. Also very thin walls between upstairs apartment and rooms facing the garden downstairs. very loud scratching sounds on the floor and music came through so I've had trouble resting there. contact with the host was not possible via phone. calls would go straight to voicemail. despite Joanna being not in Portugal and her father had gotten the responsibility to be the host, calls to his number were also unanswered unfortunately. Also 1 night there was a fire in the apartment above me that resulted me to wake up with blackened nostrils and black slime coming from my throat. not sure what to say about that but adds to an uncomfortable stay here.