The place was absolutely gorgeous and we were thankful it was well kept. The views really made the start to our vacation memorable. Our host arranged transportation that was very reliable and our driver very generous with his time in getting us to the luggage storage and pointing out the apartment. We were able to store our luggage a few feet at the bottom of the hill from the apartment.
We highly recommend the restaurants at the bottom of the hill as well. “Barrique” was kind enough to let us stay for hours while we waited for the apartment to be ready. Don (aka Don Juan) was a burst of energy and ray of sunshine. All the waiters were especially kind and helpful, and the food was great!
Their daughter met us at the front door and was very nice and informative on arrival. WiFi worked well, and all the spaces were large and comfortable. The huge windows and quaint patios are just beautiful and make for inspiring nighttime escapes.
There were some drawbacks to our stay. We had an ant problem we were not aware of. We grabbed pizza and left it out on the counter overnight. It was inedible because it was covered with ants the next morning. There was Raid under the kitchen counter and a covered trash can so this must have been known. The air conditioner does not work in the small bedroom and with the heat wave we were having my daughter did not sleep well. Finally, counting on the elevator described, we were not prepared for the large number of stairs to get to it. This made it very difficult with all of our luggage and my older parents.
Finally, I know the check in time was written and it is my fault we sat in a restaurant for five hours waiting for the place to be cleaned. I obviously did not consider this when booking flights from the US for myself, two teenage kids and two 70-something parents. But it would have been very nice to offer an alternative or make an exception. We would have been overjoyed to have sat on the sofa out of the way for that time after traveling 15 hours to get there. Instead I spent 5 hours preventing tears and homicide amongst the five of us. Keep this in mind when scheduling your arrival time!