The price value for this apartment was wonderful for us.
We had actually booked a similar apartment in the same building through Mara, but were placed in a different apartment for the first day, and then moved to another different apartment for the rest of our stay, so I’m reviewing the one we spent the most time in, this one.
The location of the building is absolutely perfect. It is right infront of the alameda park, and it was so nice to be able to walk there at night before heading back to the apartment. It’s central, we were able to do a lot in this neighborhood, and when we wanted to go to the Restaurants of Roma, we took an easy and inexpensive Uber. Almost all of our Uber’s were about $5 US. The bed is large and comfortable, and desk made it easy to work from home during the week. Internet is good for working (emails, Zooms etc). Mara has access to a garage / parking right next to the building, which was great, even though we didn’t end up needing it when our car rental got cancelled by Hertz. Parking on the streets can be a nightmare, so that was a really big plus for us. The only thing I wish we knew is that our neighbor is a musician. We’re early sleepers, and on some days he would be practicing his guitar / music until 1 am. And the other thing to note was that the compressor for the AC is in the bathroom, instead of being on the exterior of the apartment to blow the hot air out; so when you turn on the AC, all the hot air goes into the bathroom. The compressor being in the bathroom also caused a tiny leak whenever the AC was on. It didn’t bother us enough to ask anyone to fix the leak, but we were told it would be fixed after we checked out (we didn’t want them to fix while we were staying there). Another great thing was the communication with Hugo. He was quick to reply to any question we had, and was ready to help with anything we needed. The building has a doorman which made us feel safe. Check in was easy, the door has a code on it.