The studio is exactly as pictured-- smartly designed, and somehow even cleaner than the photos. Great location, easy to get around.

The major bummer is that this is one of those places that is owned by Ana (or some management company) and you are let in by someone else who works for them (In our case Bernardo). Not the reason I joined Airbnb. I like the interactions with hosts who actually live there, getting a taste of their life, their neighborhood. If I wanted to stay in a hotel, I would. Airbnb seems to have increasing numbers of these listings that are harder and harder to navigate. It cheapens their brand and marketing around meeting and supporting local folks and communities, and instead drives up real estate prices (This is a big issue in many major US cities, I am assuming it is similar around the world.) Not a complaint per se, about this particular apartment, but if you, like me, are aiming to avoid supporting this, then don't stay here. It can be hard to know from the listing what is actually going on, so for now, it seems best to be as vocal as possible in reviews.