Unfortunately, this apartment although having many appealing architectural features has not lived up to our expectations which were based entirely on the listing.
Air conditioning.
Only two rooms are air-conditioned. There is one unit for the lounge and one for the main bedroom. These are clearly of an age and their best year's are long gone. They are both very noisy and ineffective. Sleeping in comfort is just not possible. The one in the lounge is partially broken as the swing mechanism doesn't run. Any efficacy of the AC is destroyed by the warm air leaking through windows and doors that cannot be closed, so any cooled air constantly escapes.
Windows
The poor air-conditioning is exacerbated by the fact that it is impossible to close the kitchen window. This opens into the stairwell which is adjacent to an open air courtyard. It is impossible to close off the kitchen from the lounge as the doors to the kitchen will not remain closed and even if they did, the unglazed lattice grill connects with the adjacent impossibile to close kitchen window.
Bathroom
All very dated and in need of refurbishment. The ceiling and tile grouting was mouldy in several places when we stayed and the paint is beginning to peel. It was neither pleasant or healthy. The shower head was cracked, leaking and was certainly not clean. The bathroom can get uncomfortably hot as it is impossible to close the window to the stairwell. The humidity was high due to the constantly leaking shower head. The mould is clearly a health issue.
Kitchen
This clearly had not been cleaned properly for some time. There was food residue in the oven. The extractor hood above the hob was coated in grease and dust was clinging to it. One cupboard was absolutely filthy as were the pans inside it. The smell emanating from the cupboard was especially unsavoury. All the utensils and cutlery were similarly dirty due to the remnants of previous meals. The fridge seemed clean.
Bedrooms
All furnished to a basic standard. To be completely fair, the bed is very comfortable and the linen was clean and perfectly acceptable. There is one wardrobe with shelves in one bedrooms and an open small space for hanging in the other. The doors on both of these rooms are very difficult if not impossible to keep closed. Although it is not an issue for us, but if there were more than one couple staying here, privacy would be extremely difficult to maintain.
We had a two week stay booked, but moved to a hotel after two days. Following contact with Airbnb Support- including supplying photos, the remainder of the stay was refunded.