Positive Points:
- Tulio’s partner Gui was responsive, let me check out 2 hours later and check in 3 hours earlier
-the place had a lot of open air, enough sun light and you can’t hear too much noise (which is important for us)
Negative points:
-there are very extreme unfriendly rules in this Airbnb which does not very specifically say every guest/friend/any person you need to enter your house (besides a doctor), you would have to pay 950 reis more.
-the rule about being registered means if you want to have a non isolated life in Brazil you would have to pay for it. I tried to ask if it was possible to have two people over (because the guests allowed were 4 on the booking site) as my partner and I play volleyball on the pro league. As athletes we definitely need our team with us.
- Tulio did not let us have anyone in the house. Not our physio, coach, sports psychologist, language teacher without charging 950 reis. Which has been a tremendous pain. We had to make many arrangements due to this unforeseen circumstance.
-Also instead of speaking to me directly, he uses Gui, which meant extra waiting time for responses.
-The last thing we want to stress us after traveling so far to be in Brazil, having a very rigorous training schedule, arranging an entire pre season plan in a foreign country is to have stress from the Airbnb situation.
-I understand that guests have to be registered, can’t believe you have to pay 950 reis for someone to enter your place.
-Besides feeling like we were oppressed in this Airbnb, the photos do not give an accurate picture of what the place looks like.
-the master bedroom’s bed is so sunken , it was terrible to wake up to for a strong start to our trainings.
-the cupboards were full of dust and musty.
-the living room and all bedrooms smelt damp
-the other room’s bed is a pull out sofa bed when it was supposed to be a single bed. So as tall volleyball players. We had to sleep at an angle.
-the main bathroom’s toilet does not function well & keeps clogging up.
-the wifi is only strong in the living room.
-the security guards were not friendly, which made entering and leaving the building feel even more sour.
Overall, moving around rio during our four months of volleyball training. This place is the worst for us.