The apartment is great. Spacious, very clean, and better stocked than 99% of Airbnbs. Felt like we were staying at a friend’s house. Paola left milk and treats and croissants and yogurt for us. Unexpected and wonderful. The washing machine appeared to be brand new. The AC units worked wonderfully. Paola and his dad were so kind and responsive and his sweet father even met us at the water taxi station and helped carry our heavy bags.
I would absolutely recommend the place but offer a few “heads ups”. The neighbors downstairs don’t tolerate any noise after 11 PM. We got in late and took our 8 and 10 year old to get pizza. We got back at 1130 and had already seen signs to walk slowly using slippers after 11 so we took off our shoes, whispered, and were as quiet as possible. Our kids (and we) were exhausted so just took showers and went to bed. We had a door buzz at midnight (over and over) so my husband has to go downstairs. The neighbor yelled and said we weren’t allowed to walk after 11. We also received a note on the door in the morning that we couldn’t stop or jump. We were in bare feet trying our best to shuffle and were exhausted so definitely were jumping or stomping. We gave the owner a heads up. We rearranged our schedule the next day to ensure we were home and in bed before 11 but I was worried about even getting up during the night to go to the bathroom.
Even with the neighbors, I’d recommend this lovely place and lovely host. Just make sure you are home and in bed before 11 if you don’t want to meet the yelling neighbors.