Álvaro is great at responding to any inquiries as well as sharing his knowledge of the area. His home is just as described and has some incredible views. The only reason I had to give this an okay rating is we had a couple of issues that I will say we're totally out of the hosts control but still warranted nothing due to the impact it has on our experience.
While this location is very beautiful, it has stairs on one side and a very steep and narrow road on the other side in order to access the home. We were fine to walk on our own but had quite a bit of luggage seeing that we were 5 and came for a wedding. 90% of the Uber or taxi drivers would not attempt the bring us close to the door and we needed to meet at the top of the street. the other thing is that many people who live there park along both sides of this narrow road making it almost impossible to drive down. we chose to walk as much as possible, but there were occasions when we couldn't. my suggestion is if you need to order a ride, use an address from the connecting street on the left (sloped-side). we had a number of drivers that cancelled the ride last minute due to them probably thinking it would be too difficult to access the pickup.
The person who prepared the apartment for our stay was not the usual person and was not aware of some of the special things Álvaro provides, therefore we had no coffee, detergent for the washer, or other things that help make your stay more enjoyable.
Lastly, our final evening there was a storm. In the early morning hours there were very heavy rains and I was woken by a leak that sprung though one of the recessed lights in the 3rd floor bathroom. it was literally like a shower head was in the middle of the bathroom. Of course, none of these things are the fault of the host but as you can image made our final hours very stressful. I would also like to note that the host reimbursed us for the laundry pods we purchased and left there, as well as credited us for the things we didn't receive. I would just say that this is a great place for those who plan to walk and enjoy everything in the area...anyone who has difficulty on hills or stairs should avoid, as the funicular was not working and completely out of order until further notice.