The apartment was beautiful and looked exactly like the pictures. It was very spacious, clean, and tastefully decorated, with marble floors and a nice sitting area and TV with "ALL the channels" as the owner's friend told us a few times. The linens and towels were clean and new and the bathrooms were really nice (except there was barely soap in the dispenser). The apartment was bright with huge double doors opening onto the terrace with a nice view. The jacuzzi was awesome (although when we let the water out, it would flood the terrace - I wasn't sure if that was supposed to happen or not but I couldn't see where else the water would go). The ac in the bedrooms worked great. The owner couldn't meet us so his friend (?) showed us around the apartment. They left us water in the fridge, which was nice. There was security and the location was great, only a few blocks from the beach.

The kitchen was clean and nice and the pots and utensils looked like they had never been used. However, even though I asked the owner before renting if there was stuff for cooking, he said everything was there, but we didn't even have bowls, oil or salt. Maybe I should have known that I was supposed to buy all of this myself (or maybe no one ever cooks in this apartment) but there were (empty) salt and pepper containers which was slightly odd. One of the things that makes renting an apt appealing to my (especially with a baby), is to be able to eat meals at home instead of going out every day. If anything, it would have been nice to know to expect.

All in all, this apartment is beautiful and in a great location so I would recommend it. I think it's worth the price.