The apartment was very nice and as described in the listing. The apartment itself has been recently renovated with very nice fixtures and furniture. It was very clean and adequate. The building inside was a little dirty with trash and debris on the stairs and hallway. We did have to walk up 7 flights of stairs with our luggage, as it appeared the elevator did not work or we couldn’t figure out how to work it. The apartment also seemed to be in a less than desirable area of town, but we requested taxis through our Uber app that picked us up and dropped us off at the door instead of walking to the metro for transportation or to places to eat.
Upon arrival at the airport, we followed the directions from the host, as provided through the AirBNB app, of taking the metro to get to the apartment. While boarding the second metro, two phones were stolen from our group. We quickly noticed a difference in safety and appearance in the second metro from the first, but was surprised how different they actually were. So if you do take the metro, be aware of pickpockets and safety, as us coming from an area that we don’t have to worry about that as much, it wasn’t as fresh on our minds as it might be for others. I would suggest forgoing the metro and instead use a taxi as this can be similar in cost, the host also offers a transfer service. These options are listed briefly in the description but not in the actual directions tab, which is what I looked at once I arrived at the airport to figure out how to get to the apartment.
Other than the mishap on the metro and the concern with the location, our stay was great and the apartment was nice, clean, and comfortable.