The only good point for us was the great location.
The host did not communicate on the details for the check-in beforehand, and when we asked he mentioned he will check us in if he can otherwise will send us the ‘’safety box codes’’.
Nothing was received till we reached the place by taxi. Here we were approached by a lady in the street who asked us, in Portuguese, if we are coming to the apartment and informed us that she is the cleaning lady and will be opening the door for us!!
I found this very surprising as I doubt anyone who does not speak the language will follow an unknown person to a building.
The apartment has a very low ceiling, it is dark and dull with two small windows in the living room facing a building.
One of the two bedrooms has no windows at all, and very little space to move.
The other bedroom (also very little space to move around the bed), and the bathroom have windows to the building interior chimney like place, letting so little light come in.
The apartment was cleaned, but the over all feel was that it is not really clean, the doors and the walls are full of black marks, the cushions over the beds and the living room couch had spots and smelled bad, the kitchen cabinets smelled mold.
On a positive note, the towels and bedsheets were clean (after removing the cushions), and the kitchen is fully equipped.