I have read every review on this AirBnB, and based now on my personal experience I think that until the host makes a few simple but important improvements to the apartment, I would not recommend staying here.
Here’s why:
PROS:
* Great Location for sightseeing
* Beautiful ceiling fresco
* Responsive host and AirBnB manager during onboarding process
CONS:
* Room was very hot at night and air circulation was bad (if you don’t open the window). This could easily have been solved with a fan, or with instructions and a remote to use the AC.
* if you open the window, you’ll hear very loud sounds from the street, and find it difficult to sleep. Furthermore, you can expect mosquitoes to come in during summer seasons and make it pretty annoying. We did not get much sleep. The room does not have a bug repellent or window filter - but this can easily be solved
* the bathroom is small, and the shower clogs rather easily. There is no place to place your shampoo, so you have to put it on the ground (this can easily be solved by adding some sort of rack)
* There were no bed sheets - only a mattress protector between the mattress and us. While the protector was hopefully washed, it did seem kinda old. Typically one would place another set of sheets on top of the protector - especially if you expect many different guests. The linens have also seen their time.
All in all, many of these problems can be fixed by simply:
* putting a fan in the room/giving us access to the AC
* insect repellent/screen in room
* replacing linens/adding bedsheets
If these points had been improved, I would’ve rated the place a 4-star - with one star docked due to the loudness of the area.