Great neighborhood, easy walk to the main attractions and an easy walk to plenty of great food and drink options. The place itself is really special and was perfect for our family group of 9 (2 couples, 3 teenagers, and an adult kid, plus grandma). On the 2nd floor Grandma got the "master" room with en suite bathroom, both couples got their own rooms with bathrooms attached, and on the ground floor the 20 year old got her own room, and the younger kids split the remaining two rooms (each with their own bathroom).
The AC worked very well and kept things cool despite the 40°+ temps while we visited. Roberto was great, meeting us at 1 AM because of our late arrival from Lisbon (50€ extra charge) and taking plenty of time to show us around and explain everything (except the secret security gate - keep reading for more about that).
Some tips for staying here:
If you drink decaf, bring your own Nespresso cups (available at the nearby super Mercado for €4 for 10). The market The market is also a great place to stock up on other essentials like fruit, beer, sandwich meats, and bread.
The AC units are all separate in each room but any remote will operate any unit. When you first turn them on, you need to wait about 5 minutes before they will actually work.
Straight out from the front door about 100m ahead is a cafe where you can get coffee and toast or an afternoon sandwich (3 coffee & 2 toast with tomato - €4.50)
WARNING: there is an ancient wrought iron gate that separates the amazing wood front door from the house (there is a small vestibule). This iron gate has a latch that locks automatically AND CAN ONLY BE OPENED BY SOMEONE INSIDE THE HOUSE. This means that if someone pulls that gate closed as you are all leaving, you won't be able to get back into the house despite having the key to the main door (you'll be stuck in the vestibule). No one explained the operation of this 17th century security system to us and so when we locked ourselves out at 1 AM and we couldn't reach the host, my son literally scaled the building to get up onto the terrace and then come in through a 3rd floor window. Then once he came down to the ground floor it took quite some time to figure out how to operate the latch for the iron gate (which is hidden behind a brass plate in the wall and someone had removed the knob and stuffed it back into the wall niche behind the plate)