The location es amazing, and that’s the only reason that I gave ONE star. Unfortunately, our experience in that place was awful. Let me talk about that…
First of all, the place doesn’t match with the pictures in Airbnb. The images shows a very cosy/vintage apartment and the reality is: very old, dusty and dark place. I’m not gonna talk about the real decoration (which is horrible), and I’m going to focus on the functionality and real situation of the apartment.
Everything was too dirty (except the towels and some bed sheets) and with lots of (seriously, lots of) dust everywhere. The closets had broken handles and were full of dirty linen and cushions. There wasn’t extra towels or bedsheets.
Is important to mention that one of us is allergic to dust, and she had to buy urgently meds at the pharmacy, because in the first hour that she came into the apartment her face started to get swell up and she couldn’t stop sneezing. The amount of dust was insane!
The bathroom was terribly awful and dirty with lots of hair on the floor and smell of urine. We had to buy cleaning products to do a deep clean to the bathroom before using it, because it was really disgusting. The shower didn’t work well, was broken and has too much calcium stucked, so we've had to buy a product to remove the calcium crust, we applied everyday and now (thanks to us) works a little bit better. There is no bathroom amenities: not shower gel/soap, not enough hand soap, not enough toilet paper (just one for 4 people, 4 nights).
In the kitchen, everything was dirty and old. The plates, glasses, cups…everything was full of dust! The kettle didn’t work well, because the automatic stop was broken (so dangerous, because the boiling never ends) and had too much calcium at the bottom, that makes the water gets contaminated after boiled. The fridge was dirty and there was water inside, we’ve had to clean it too. The lack of napkins or paper towels made so uncomfortable the using of the kitchen. There was just one kitchen towel, and it was dirty. There was opened food (cookies) in there, too.
The air conditioner didn’t work, because you need to keep the window open to get out the escape tube and that makes the apartment too noisy, and obviously the hot air gets in. The filters were so dirty! We had to clean them all. Is important to mention that the A/C is not enough because the ceilings are to high, and the capacity of the machine is limited. So, we spend a very hot nights in there.
Finally, let’s talk about the second floor: It was use like a big general trash can with lots of dust and broken furniture. We were afraid that at any moment a horde of rats could come out of there!
Please, do yourself a favor and don’t reserve at this apartment.