This is a truly beautiful apartment with a unique layout, and we basically liked everything about it — except, there is a problem with bugs. When we first checked in, we found a significant number of ants in the bathroom and bedroom. We notified Catia who had checked us in, and she very quickly came back with ant spray for us (and a bottle of wine — nice). She sprayed the affected areas, and later we sprayed more on our own, and the problem largely subsided, although we'd still see an ant here and there throughout our stay. Not a huge deal, and understandable, as the apartment is on the ground floor and has the cute little garden space, etc. But then towards the end of our visit we also saw cockroaches, as another reviewer reported as well.
We're from NYC, so we understand roaches are an unfortunate fact of life, but it's not what you want to deal with when you're on vacation. I want to be very clear: The apartment appeared to us to be very clean and very well maintained — we don't believe there is a cleanliness issue. If anything, this place is better maintained than most Airbnb's we've seen. I think it's just an unfortunate situation, maybe something that can happen to any place, and I sincerely hope the hosts are able to address it.
The place is otherwise so amazing! We really enjoyed cooking on the modern stove, and we slept really well in the very comfortable bed. It seemed like a mostly very quiet building. We also liked the location. It's maybe not in the middle of everything, but it's easy enough to get around. It felt like a home.
There are all these super-interesting old books carefully placed around the apartment, which were well worth leafing through. All the appliances worked perfectly and nothing felt worn down or damaged. I was able to do some work on the dining table, with wi-fi working great. The shower is really nice, one of the most comfortable setups we had during our trip. There was enough toilet paper and other supplies provided, not always a given with Airbnbs. We appreciated being allowed an early check-in, as well.