We were exhausted from traveling for 9 hours, to be met by a 30 minute wait, because there was no keycard left at the front desk. Someone had left it inside the apartment, instead. No one spoke English, so it was left to us to sort out on our own with Google translate, why we were still hanging out in the lobby, at close to midnight. Not our fault, but we received no apology for the oversight. Once we got into the apartment, the next surprise was the leaking, broken toilet in the master bedroom. We spent most of our first day in MC waiting for the workers to repair it, as they came in and out 4 times, not having the right equipment when they arrived. The next thing we noticed was that the road noise, even up on the 19th floor, was tremendous. Even with earplugs, I didn’t sleep more than a few hours a night, the entire week. I’ve never experienced such poor soundproofing in a building before.
Attempts at communication were made by the host when we encountered problems, but it was a case of “too little, too late.”
The pictures don’t show the shabbiness of the apartment, coming from wear & tear, with no attention to updating or repairs. Some examples were: pieces of the ceiling falling onto the sofa where there was water damage, scuff marks all over the floor throughout the apartment, low water pressure and hot water, non-soundproofed windows (in the middle of a huge city), and a lingering sewage smell.
The best things about the apartment were the great view, central location, and good working air conditioning. But I would never stay there again.