We actually had a really nice stay in Gaspars apartment. Instead of writing alot of text, me and my friend(that lived in the apartment), decided to do a pros/cons list instead. Here it is:
Pro:
- Nicely located. Close to downtown, Botafogo and Copacabana/Ipanema(If you like to walk). Otherwise, the metro station is a small walk from the apartment, and there's a beautiful park with sport facilities right across the road. Flamengo beach is also just out front. There's also alot of supermarket/restaurant opportunities(They don't talk English though.
- Communication. Gaspar responded really nice and quick, when we had questions.
- Our flight was really late during the day, so Gaspar had the hospitality to let us stay 2 hours more than the original check out time. We really thank him alot for that.
- Nice with extra towels and stuff. Also great with the air condition.
- Price. The price for staying was really good compared to other places.
Cons:
- Ants. We first saw the ants in the bathroom. The next day they were gone, but soon we found out they were all over the apartment. In the kitchen, bathroom, living room, on the tables etc.
We also had alot of mosquitoes, resulting in me getting bitten almost every day(This can't be fully blamed on the apartment)
- Check in. We had big trouble with the residential building workers not speaking English. None of them. We waited 45 mins to get the key.
- Flush. Every time we had to flush out the toilet, the flush kept being stuck, making alot of water run. Every time that happened, we had to open the flush panel and pull the trigger out to the starting point.
- Sheet. The sheet was too small for the bed. Every night I had to put it on again. As soon as I woke up/layed in bed, the sheet was fully removed, because it doesn't require alot of movement for it to toggle of.
- Butter knife. The kitchen was actually well equipped, but there wasn't any butter knifes. We had to use a steak knife for nutella.
- You'll hear alot of noise from outside, because that the windows aren't noise cancelling(the glass is thin)
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We actually wanted to give 3.5 stars, but that wasn't possible. We thank Gaspar for being a really great host.
Best regards,
Mano & Henrik