I knew what I was getting into when I booked this hotel so my expectations weren't too high. The rooms are small and bathrooms are shared. If I counted properly, there were 10 rooms (mix of singles and doubles) per floor served by two bathrooms per floor. Surprisingly there didn't seem to be any bathroom back-ups during my stay. The room was small and featured an incredibly uncomfortable single bed, but it was what I expected. No fridge or microwave in the room, but there was a shared kitchen on the 1st floor with a fridge and microwave. The location was excellent, perhaps a 10 minute walk from Picoas metro stop; slightly longer to Marques de Pombal or Avenida metro stops. Optional continental breakfast next door at Hello Vietnam restaurant was OK; skip the scrambled eggs from a mix for a hard boiled egg. There are two small grocery stores down the block. It seems that the hotel is located on a quiet side street but looks can be deceiving. While not a major thoroughfare, the street connects two major plazas, so gets a lot of traffic and has two bus routes (luckily, buses seem to stop running around 10pm). My major complaint was the noise--the street is paved with cobblestones (Belgian Blocks), car, truck and bus tires make an incredible racket as they drive over them. Some rooms at the back of the hotel might be marginally quieter. No regrets staying at this affordable hotel--but my ability to sleep definitely suffered!