Great simple apartment in a fantastic location - easy walking distance to Ribeira and the waterfront. We didn’t even get a taxi or bus the whole time, everything is walking distance. The apartment is up 3 flights of stairs so you get less road noise than if you were on the ground floor but there is no lift. The two bedrooms were spacious, well decorated and the kitchen well equipped for basic meals (no oven or microwave, just a stove). Raquel provides dishwashing liquid & sponge, toilet paper, body wash & shampoo. There were good wall mounted heaters which helped keep the apartment cosy as we visited in winter. We were warned the hot water system is small but never had an issue with two of us showering close together. Raquel provided us with a baby cot, baby bath, high chair and stroller which was amazingly helpful. Overall we would definitely recommend this apartment.
Try the ‘Hungry Biker’ cafe a couple of blocks up the hill - good coffee & food!