This is a lovely, spacious apartment. Everything is beautiful from the moment you open the door to the house. The queen bed and sectional sofa are very comfortable, but the bed pillows should be replaced. There are extra pillows in the closet, but none are soft. The many advantages include the fact that the bedroom is separated from the living room by the galley kitchen and a solid door, so one person can watch television while another is sleeping or reading without being disturbed. Having a second bathroom is a huge plus. This, and the 2 sleeping areas separated by a door, make this a great place for 2 unrelated people, 2 couples, or parents with a teenager. The walls are beautiful stone with turquoise decorations, and the floors are wooden. There are plenty of shelves and drawers in the bedroom for putting clothes away, and there are lots of mirrors. Some condiments are provided, and we found coffee and tea and a tin of biscuits, which was really welcoming. There is a single-serve coffee maker, an electric kettle, a 4-burner cook top, and a microwave. The heavy drapes can be used to make the place very dark for sleeping, and the heat worked well. As another reviewer noted, there is the danger of hitting one's head in the full bathroom. I loved the shower, which had various options -- rain shower, hand-held shower head, body spraying jets, soothing sounds, and radio. The water was plentiful and extremely hot -- something that might make this apartment unsuitable for small children. There is plenty of bright overhead lighting, and there is a good reading light in the bedroom. A reading light on the other side of the bed and a better reading light in the living room would be welcome. The towels are nice, and liquid hand soap, shampoo, body wash, and a hair dryer were supplied. The location is very central -- very near Sao Bento station and the Dom Luis I bridge and a short walk to the river, across to the wine lodges, and to most other tourist sites. Some have mentioned the "sketchy" neighborhood. During the day, there are tourists walking around, but later, there are homeless people waiting to enter the shelter across the street, whom you may find sitting on your stoop. You may find this disconcerting, but the the street still seems completely safe. Joao was in the building when we arrived, so we could check in much earlier than expected, and we could store our luggage securely in the building for a while on the day we left. If you have a choice, the top floor seems the better option, since you will hear people walking around above you and climbing the wooden stairs if the top floor is rented.