The apartment itself is awesome! The location is not great, but not bad as well - it's quiet, and there are some places to go nearby, but not much choice of cafe/restaurants and the quality of them is not that great.
The host doesn't have enough experience yet and still experimenting with things he does with the apartment. We stayed for five weeks, and here’s what we experienced:
+ the apartment is cozy and quiet and very well lighted.
+ the host met us when we arrived and showed to the apartment
+ there were nice stairs in the apartment, furniture, an air conditioner, and large TV
- when we arrived, the apartment wasn't that clean, especially in the bathroom. 2 toilets and three sinks were pretty clean. The rest was just "refreshed" with a wet cloth.
- we got plastic dishes, which comply with Airbnb's basic requirements, but don't fit such a beautiful apartment
- the kitchen is not very well maintained - crumbles, dust, dirty cutlery
- in general, the apartment needs some deep cleaning, which you can tell doesn't happen very often
- the bedding set was pretty worn and had some holes in it. The mattress is not very clean, without the cover.
The general feeling is that the host is very new to this kind of enterprise and does not understand what can make his apartment look good for travelers. And sometimes, you need to invest in your apartment to show your hospitality instead of just complying with the base requirements of the Airbnb platform.
So I hope Rodolfo changes his attitude toward Airbnb guests and the next ones will get nice dishes instead of plastic ones and a hair dryer - I mean, is it that expensive to deprive your long-haired guests of fast drying?
Overall the stay was fine, but the apartment can offer so much better experience!