Fernando is really nice and does his best to help while living out of the country…
but the space is in need of some love.
The apartment was not clean when j arrived. Including a lot of hair on the floor, trash that had not been taken out, and bed sheets that were not clean and looked greasy. I let Fernando know this and asked for a cleaning woman hoping he would pay for it. He didn’t. I hired someone to clean the house in my first week there and paid for it myself.
The location is incredible. There are amazing restaurants and cafes all around and the neighborhood feels really safe and friendly. That being said, there are some serious issues with the apartment complex that visitors should be aware of if staying long term like I did.
1. The water pump in the building is incredibly noisy and makes grinding sounds at 6am.
2. A month and a half into my stay, the building started to have issues with water. We didn’t have any for two full days, including one day that was overnight. No bathing, laundry or cleaning was possible.
2. The condo administration schedules construction without notifying anyone. During the last week of my stay, the administration scheduled renovations. This meant that from 9am-6pm including Saturdays for over one full week, there was heavy machinery being literally operated right outside my door.
These things are not Fernando’s fault but should be considered when staying long term. I ended up leaving one month early. Through it took some debating and arguing with Fernando, I was able to receive a refund for the ending my trip early and for the week that we didn’t have water and there was loud construction.
The area is really lovely and if you’re in town for a quick trip, this would probably be fine.