Really great location and relatively quick replies from the host. Unfortunately that’s all the positives… the state of this apartment when we arrived was filthy; balls of hair on the floor, dusty throughout, stained/filthy rugs, the bedspreads over the duvet were unwashed and had stains (incl crust!), the bathrooms are falling apart with leaky shower, cracked tiles and dirty shower curtain, the sofas have stains all over too. Have stayed in old apartments before, but the disrepair here isn’t the building it’s the interiors and hygiene. To Luis’ credit, we fed this back immediately when we arrived (with photos) and they sent a cleaner to come by and clean properly while we were out. It was better when we got back and they had removed the dirty unwashed bedspreads and dirty rugs and dusted around the place… but the apartment still wasn’t fully clean and we suggested Luis and his team should do a more thorough inspection between guests. It also made us feel generally uncomfortable knowing how filthy the place had been.
When we checked out, we realised why the flat doesn’t get cleaned thoroughly enough. We checked out at 11am, the next guests were arriving at 1245 and the cleaner was one man on his own.
Also worth noting, there’s a group of drug dealers who hang around the street by the apartment. The same 3-4 guys linger day and night. They seem harmless but if you’re an older group / group of girls, you may not feel comfortable.
I think this place is more tailored to large groups of young people/people travelling on a budget and the standard is similar to a cheap hostel. If you set your expectations there, then this might be fine (but bare in mind they have long rules about noise at night). Unfortunately for us, this was the worst Airbnb we have ever stayed in and the photos really do a great job hiding the the state of this place. Would not stay here again.