Mariana was a nice host and great communicator. The apartment could be great with the main issue fixed (mold) and some of the items updated (couch, mattresses, fresh/new linens and towels, moving wifi to dining room instead of bedroom so there is better signal and it stops cutting out). Mariana allowed us to borrow some pans and towels and bowls to make the kitchen better for longer-term visits.
The apartment is visually beautiful, especially the windows and brightness and the clean wooden floors. You can't do much about the neighbors, but we had to close the windows too much because cigarette smoke was filling the apartment, but in closing the windows, we were eliminating fresh air that was necessary because of the mold. The dehumidifier Mariana allowed us to borrow after we became unwell didn't help the issue at all, because it blew warm moldy air around making the other areas of the apartment hard to breathe, also. It was nice of her to try.
I Mariana will have the porch reconstruction she said was needed to mitigate the mold problem that is under the flooring in the large bedroom, that she already knew about. I wish she'd have mentioned the mold being there and possibly causing a problem for some people, so we could have known in advance and stayed elsewhere. :-( We were sick after a few days and never recovered until after moving out and our bodies were able to heal from the mold exposure. I think most people aren't sensitive to mold in a short visit, but we stayed longer-term (at a discount, thanks), so it caused greater health challenges than for those staying just a day or two. I hope you will put information about major mold in the description so others don't get sick.
The building/entry was run-down and not nice, but inside the apartment was nice looking--bright and simple/open looking. Sorry to not leave a great review, because Mariana is very nice and the apartment could be great with the issues fixed. I hope the host is not too upset and can fix the problems and offer a great place for others to visit. It really could be a great place!