I can't recommend Andrea's place for several reasons:
- It was very dirty. There were fresh stains on pillows on bed and on dining room chairs, sticky floors, broken glass on the floor.
- It was nowhere near as nice as it appears in the photos. The furniture are cheap. In the hallway, there were literally two identical photos hanging from opposite sides of the wall. The toilet seat doesn't fit the toilet, the long toilet flush didn't work and had tape all over it to discourage from use.
- It was very loud 2 of the four nights we stayed. both bedrooms face the street that was very busy even on weeknights, with people making noise until about 4am on night and delivery or garbage trucks making noise starting at 6am. Also the air con unit made weird loud noises whenever it turned on 2 of the 4 nights.
- It seems way overpriced given the above.
There were a few redeeming qualities:
- The location is really great, close to lots of tourist sites and fun, lively restaurant areas.
- The place is very spacious. The high ceilings are great.
- Andrea attempted to right the situation when we told her how dirty we found the place. Her communication was pretty good. She agreed to a partial refund, though in the end she didn't give us the refund amount she initially said she would.
If Andrea can fix the above issues, this place could be a real gem (if you don't mind the street noise).