Overall we had a very disappointing stay at Raphael's place. While the location is wonderful we had lots of problems with the flat itself.
1. Overall it was much more worn out than the pictures lead us to believe. Several lights in the kitchen were burned out and the stove was broken (or I just couldn't figure out how to turn it on). I bought food at the supermarket that I was never able to cook. The unit wasn't clean especially the floors and bathroom. It was also on what I would consider the 3rd not 2nd floor.
2. The description noted that the unit was very quiet when in reality it was not. The building has two metal outside doors that slam every time someone comes in. The wood stairs were also noisy. For a small building it amazed me how many people were coming and going all through the night. Someone also dragged a metal trashcan every night through the courtyard as well. All this noise was a problem because we purposely choose a "quiet" place for our 9-month old daughter. Due to the noise she kept getting woken up leading to long nights for us parents and others who had to listen to her crying.
Raphael uses an agent to help with problems and he was responsive when we first arrived. He had the cleaning lady come back which helped and we appreciated this.... but with all the all other problems, especially the noise and broken stove... we left very disappointed.