The apartment itself was exactly as it is in the photos, and Graciete and João were easy to communicate with and are great hosts. A heads up about the location and excessive noise would have been nice though.
While the location of the street is perfect for seeing the city on foot, it is a little more run down than it seems in the photos. No one mentioned that there is a soup kitchen directly across from the apartment that opens around 6 every evening. If my father hadn't joined me (originally I travelling solo until both my parents decided to come along) I would have been terrified as a young female on my own due to noise and being watched. On our last night we were followed with one man tugging at my father's pockets, and we had to continue walking to the main shopping street where police were standing where we were left alone. We had to go back an alternative route.
I live in the city so typical city noise does not bother me however, we could hear everything above us and were woken every night by residents above around 4am when they were coming home.
All in all, beautiful apartment and great hosts let down by their surroundings. Not recommended for solo travellers.