I’m sure that Elena and Sergio are great and kind people, we had great communication, but the description of this property could be more accurate.
Pros: great location, pretty close to the beach (however, you have to walk much more than 20m to get to the actual beach) , proximity to all the sights, bars, restaurants and supermarkets, lots of room, fast Wi-Fi. The apartment has everything for a comfortable living. It feels like a home.
Cons: the description of this apartment is misleading in a few ways. Not all the amenities listed are actually provided in the apartment. There was no Apple TV+ and even though the TV has Netflix and other streaming service apps installed, the access to them is NOT INCLUDED, so you have to have an account and often a Brazilian credit card in order to watch anything, which was a disappointment. Neither do they work properly, there is a strong impression that the smart TV device is pirated.
The street is pretty noisy and the upstairs neighbours have a dog who runs around and scratches the floor with his claws, you can hear that. Definitely no city skyline view, it’s 1st floor.
The kitchen cabinets are pretty old, so there is a slight smell of mold in them.
The apartment does have a hair dryer, but it barely works and makes an unbearably loud noise.
For 128$/night, in Brazil… we don’t think it’s a good bang for your buck. Anyway, this is just our subjective opinion. DO READ other reviews to get the whole picture… And again, it is not my intention to offend the hosts with this review, they seem to be nice people.