I would not recommend this apartment for a number of reasons.
There is very significant noise from a construction site next door. It is too loud and too dirty to sit outside during the day or dry your washing. As Pedro said, it's not his fault, but I wish he had told me when I explained before I booked, that I'd beworking from home.
The wifi is very weak and you cannot get a stable connection for zoom meetings. Despite my asking Pedro before I booked if it was strong, as I needed it for work. He assured me and continued to insist it was fine, even when I kept dropping out of meetings as the connection was so unstable.
The showers block and backwash brown dirty gunk from the drains into the shower tray, which felt a bit disgusting.
The kitchen and showers smell really badly of drains.
There are very sharp nails in the wooden floor that gash your feet.
There is very little crockery.
The lift is not safe. I got trapped in it, for some time while a friend got help to get me out. This was a bit scary.
The flat , when we stayed there, was not as the pictures show. For instance, the pretty cream crocheted hammock is a dirty stripy one that smelt bad.
There is a lot of disrepair, ie the chairs, door handles, patio bench and sofa are all falling apart.
When I told Pedro of my experiences, he dismissed, denied and deflected anything I said. He basically took no responsibility for anything. He said if it's so bad why did you stay so long? Good point. However, I was trying to stay positive. I find this shocking and toxic behavior in a host. I eventually left but relaise I should have done so before.
I am surprised by the positive reviews this apartment has. I have stayed in hundreds of air BnBs and only had wonderful experiences so I'm going to write this one off as a bad experience. I have learned that if you are not happy, don't soldier one, complain straight away, and if the host ghosts you as Pedro did me, enlist air bnb's help to mediate for you. Also, take pictures as you need these for leverage. I did not know this, not having had difficult experiences before. Air bnb offered me help and suggested asking for a refund as when the WIFI connection completely crashed, I had to leave almost a week early, I had booked for the month of September. Pedro said no to a refund and I could not be bothered to fight. I'd rather write it off as a bad experience. I hope by my writing an honest review, Pedro sorts the flat out for his next guests.
Yet from a positive perspective, the location is very good.
There are also some creative decor features that make the apartment look pretty on a surface level. There is also plenty of space.