Apartment -

On the website it said 2 bedrooms, but it only has one bedroom. There is a couch with a pull out bed though. The apartment was tiny but cute and clean. If there was a microwave, it would made heating up food much easier. The bed was a bit uncomfortable, like sleeping on springs so I mostly slept on the sofa bed. We were there over a month and the shower clogged a few times. We told Salvatore and he had maintenance come out and fixed it. It clogged again but we didn't want to bother them. The internet was inconsistent and only worked half the time. This was pretty bad because it was my only entertainment while my husband was working. We almost left the apartment even though we had paid for the whole month.

We only received one set of keys so if my husband had it, I couldn't go anywhere because it locks from the outside. One time we didn't know and he locked it when he left for work. I found out I couldn't get out. I was locked inside. This was scary because what if there was a fire? On days when I wanted to go to the elephant square I would keep the key but then when my husband got home at 4 a.m., I had to get up and open three doors to let him in. This was very inconvenient. I guess we could have requested for another set of keys but we didn't. Overall, it was a nice place to stay. I loved the fact that it was very quiet. The shutters kept the light and noise out as we slept during the day because of my husband's schedule.

Location/Area -

Although there are a lot of cars, you we were able to find parking no problem. You will see people double and triple park though. In the beginning I was afraid to go anywhere because of the graffiti and smell of urine all around. There was a lady who squatted right in front of us to take a pist. I eventually got the courage to go explore elephant square a bit and I did go out there a few times. They have fresh vegetables and seafood you can buy. I would also stop by an ice cream shop nearby to buy their gelatos. They were very delicious.

Towards the end of the month, we found another place to stay as our rent was only for the month. It wasn't ready by the last day we were supposed to check out so Elisa and Salvatore let us stay another day. That was very nice of them. Thank you Elisa and Salvatore.