Some unpleasant communication with Maria gave us a negative first impression that affected our stay, but over the 3 days this improved. The listing says “self checkin”, but you actually need to meet Maria in person. This misunderstanding meant I didn’t check my messages often enough which caused frustration for Maria, leading to very rude voice notes from her when we arrived. This made me uncomfortable with her frequent messages. On our second day she messaged me to imply that any stains on the bedding incurs an extra fee. In my view, this is unusual, and was an extra red flag due to another review stating she charged $25 for a broken remote cap (it’s still broken). During our stay I was nervous whenever I would get several messages from her, and was worried we would be blamed or charged for something. Maria did make an effort to reconcile with me and we parted very amicably. The location of the apartment is excellent, and otherwise the stay was fine.