Maria's place is in an excellent location! The photos are very accurate and the place is a great value. It is extremely clean and has thoughtful touches (coffee/tea, refrigerated water bottles, shampoo/conditioner, hairdryer, etc). Maria strives to be a good host and we were able to check in around 12:30PM (about an hour and a half early) which was great. She also arranged a taxi for my sister to get to the airport.
The place IS to yourselves, however, it seems a little odd in the regard that there are several rooms taped shut. It made us wonder if other people were there or if she lived there, which we do not think is the case. Also, the door to the bedroom does not lock. It might be better listed as whole place to yourself, JUST bedroom/bathroom (which was fine for us, just unclear upon arrival). It seemed like there may have been a kitchen or laundry that were taped closed, which could be a deal breaker for some guests.
Back to the bedroom door not locking, and this is the huge negative of the stay. At 8:10 AM on the day of our checkout (which is listed as 11AM), the host busted open the door WHILE I WAS IN BED ASLEEP. Then was upset that I was still there because "there are other guests coming today" which was stated in a very upset tone of voice. This was the utmost shocking and uncomfortable experience I have ever had with Airbnb. She then left and I checked out at 10:30 AM (as planned)...
Lastly, the apartment door itself has a deadbolt on the sides and bottom, and the lock was engaged when we tried to leave the apartment one day. It created scratches on the floor and an overall very negative experience trying to leave as we weren't sure why the door wasn't closing. It would be good for the host to add an explanation to the check in literature regarding how the front door to the apartment operates (on a side and bottom locking deadbolt) to avoid this in the future.