I have mixed feelings about my stay here, but it was a great learning experience. It took me a while to warm up to this apartment, but by the end of my two week stay, I started to feel more comfortable and relaxed.
The space is good, I really appreciated the laundry room, and the people at the front desk were really nice. But I did have some miscommunications with the hosts, the stove was difficult to use at first, and I became overwhelmed in the historic center. During my stay, there was lots of traffic and closed roads in the neighborhood, which made it challenging to get Didis and Ubers to explore other parts of the city.
(I understand this is not in the hosts control, and other guests have different experiences. But just wanna keep it real for people who are considering staying in the historic center that it can get overwhelming.)
Overall, I think this place would be best suited for travelers who intend to stay in the historic center to see all the sites. But for me, I found it overwhelming at times (thankfully the block of the airbnb is really chill). One last tip: the host arranged for someone to pick me up at the airport, which I was grateful for, especially because my flight got pushed back twice. However, shortly after, I learned I was charged 4 times as much as what a didi or uber would have cost (this is before the flight delay), and it was a very short ride to the airbnb. I accepted it cause I’m a tourist, but I would have chosen differently if I’d known beforehand.