I enjoyed how the hotel was small and had a certain charm to it. Although that did make it hard for me to find the place, because I was not aware that there was no huge roof, awning, or canopy out front. My cab driver refused to take me right to the hotel because he said it would be hard for him to get around. So I had lots of trouble walking and trying to find it. Not just for the reason listed above: the street numbers did not make sense. They did not always go up or down in a logical manner. I didn't like how check-in was only available up to 6:00 at night and that there was no communication with staff after that, except by Whatsapp and only up to 11 p.m. That said, most of the time they were very helpful to me when I asked questions on this app. Most of the time, but not all the time. The one staff member I did check in with, was very helpful. I was fully prepared to try to speak Portuguese, even though my Portuguese is not very good, but she spoke English very well and seemingly with no accent. Although my room was small, I loved the view I had from my porch that looked out over the street. And really, the room had pretty much everything I needed. I also liked that I had a lot of options to walk to things from this location. Although I will admit, Expedia, with whom I booked, did tell me that I was close to a lot of things. I liked their pretty sign out front, and I enjoyed that in a small way, it seemed more like a house than a hotel.
