We were 5 people in total (4 adults and 1 infant) who stayed at this apartment for 4 days.
There are a number of good things at the apartment like it is clean and tidy, provides basic furnishings, linen, towels etc. They also had complimentary water and some cookies when we arrived. Both bedrooms and the living area had air conditioners. Licia seems to be a nice person and did respond when reached out. However, there are a number of things that could be improved / made clear:
- The listing doesn't have full address of the apartment. It doesn't mention the apartment number and you can't ring the buzzer If you don't know the apartment number. The only way to get the main door opened is by calling the care taker and asking him.
- Apartment is on the third floor and the single lift in the building is too small. At max it can accommodate 2 people- 3 if you really squeeze everyone in.
- While clearly there are 2 bed rooms in the apartment, the living room, kitchen and bath area are not what you would expect in 2 bed room apartment. The living room had just one 2 seater sofa. Clearly if there are 4 guests, which is typical for a 2 bedroom apartment, seating arrangement is not optimal. Living room air conditioner also seemed to be not working that well - it was working but felt it was too small to cover living room and adjoining area.
- Both beds were 2 single beds joined together which is not really great.
- There were 2 wifi passwords provided but both of the routers were not in the apartment and signal strength was very poor effectively meaning wifi didn't work
- The buzzer in the apartment didn't work. With just one set of keys provided, it meant that all people had to work around their schedules. Also, it wasn't possible for anyone else to reach out to the apartment (e.g. If you are getting a courier like we did).
- Shower area in the wash room is the smallest I have ever seen.
- Kitchen was again the smallest I have seen. It wasn't really a kitchen per se. You open a cabinet and inside you have a sink and hob and refrigerator. No exhaust meaning you can't cook much.
- Communication with host and her caretaker was hit and miss. Host responded to queries but wasn't always prompt. Apparently they were also on holidays so partly explains the issue. The caretaker / alternate person was reachable but was also not very prompt. We also struggled with language with both the host and the caretaker although less with the latter.
- The location is not great. No super markets close by. To go the major tourist attractions, you need to take bus 46 but frequency of this bus is quite bad meaning you spend a lot of time waiting for it.