We had a 12 night stay in a great location in Rio, just blocks from the beach, grocery store and great local hangouts. That was until the last night while scrubbing a pan, the sink fell from under the counter and cut my husband’s leg in three places. Later that night a pipe burst in the bathroom and we were without water for 10 hours. Luckily we found the water shut off.
We messaged the host right away and he said he would attend to it the next day when we check out. A couple days later he then tried to fine us for this “damage” and claimed we were messy guests for leaving the towels on the bathroom floor that we used to clean up the water from the burst pipe.
When we arrived at the apartment we noticed several small things not to standard but made do as we are really easy going and just happy to be in Rio. The toaster oven does not work properly; the bottom element will not come on. There is a cutting board in the kitchen so worn and stained with blood it must have been there for years. There is incomplete kitchen ware: only one wine glass, chipped dishes, a dented frying pan with an unsafe loose handle and a very dirty kitchen sponge. In the bathroom there was a previous guest’s toiletries and no soap. In the living area the couch is ripped in multiple places and some gasket around the windows was coming out so much that we had to press it back in.
I would not recommend this apartment for a long stay or if you plan to use the kitchen.