If you’re wondering, YES. The house is exactly as it looks in the pictures! In fact, even better, since volume can be difficult to capture in photos. The expansive ceilings, small nooks and crannies and building details tend to escape the interpretation of the camera lens. But when walking the grounds, relaxing in the living spaces, the human experience exceeds that which is portrayed online. We were fortunate enough to experience one day of full sun and a day of rain while staying in the house - the contrast provided such an interesting and delicious dichotomy of senses. If you appreciate an older, artful, beautifully imperfect property, you won’t be disappointed. And even though the area isn’t the ideal walking neighborhood, getting a taxi or Uber is easy and inexpensive - you just have to plan your stay accordingly. The flip side is that authentic, residential feel - listening to the neighborhood awake, street noise of daily life over coffee on the patio, walking out the massive blue doors like a local.
NOTE: A bonus with our stay was having Marta come in daily to tidy up and make the beds. In our experience, this is not a normal AirBnb occurrence and we were delighted by her visits!
The highest compliment I can pay this house and its hosts (who, by the way, were amazing and so hospitable!) is that we were constantly torn between staying in and going out to explore. We found ourselves often
making excuses to spend a little more time relaxing “at home.”
Thank you, Lucy and Manuel, Gaston and Laura, and Marta, for a lovely stay in a beautiful home. We will fondly remember this place always!