I enjoyed my stay with a few pros and cons. Pros: The apartment is spectacular - the view is even better than the photos. The location is great for proximity to a great bike path along the water, grocery stores, cute shops and restaurants. Cons: there is no sandy beach where you can swim within a 15 min bike ride, but you can easily rent bikes and scooters everywhere so it isn’t that much of a problem. The biggest issue is the construction. The building was shaking with pounding, banging, drilling and sawing for my entire stay from morning until night, except on the weekends. The apartments right next to this one are under renovation and so are many others in the building. The doorman said he didn’t expect the noise to end for months. The host did give a nice gift to me as an apology for the noise, I appreciate that. Otherwise, the place is very bare-bones, you will need to buy your own paper towels, salt and spices, toilet paper, etc. The check-in process was not smooth and the host kept us waiting for 2 hours.
Still - I would stay here again because despite all of that, the building is very nice, very safe, in a beautiful area and nicely designed with a huge balcony accessible from two rooms. I would just check on the construction before booking, but I would recommend staying here and I most likely will again in the future.