We stayed at Alfredo’s place for five nights in January. It was a decent experience.
Pros:
Location is excellent —very central and close to tons of charming shops and restaurants that are all walking distance
The washer/dryer worked and worked well (there are reviews stating it didn’t work —apparently it’s fixed now)
Things you need to know:
The WiFi was extremely slow and made trip planning difficult
There is a church right next door that rings bells very early in the morning and the street noise is very loud and intrudes in the apartment
The place only comes with one set of keys and you cannot enter or exit the unit or the building without them. My friend and I couldn’t do things independently because you have to lock someone in the apartment in order to leave
There’s no smoke detector or carbon monoxide detector and the building’s lock and key situation is a definite fire hazard
The apartment gets little to no natural light and is a lot colder inside than it is outside. It got chilly at night and the apartment is not heated
There are windows that do not shut and there were a few missing windows that were covered with plastic which let in a lot of cold and street noise (people yelling, cars honking, the crosswalk chirping)
The shower was challenging to modulate and was either burning hot or very cold and had weak water pressure
There was no hand soap in the bathroom sink and just one bottle of body wash in the shower
The wood floors are charming but they snagged a few pairs of my socks over the week so beware when walking around with socks on
*I don’t meant to make this a negative review. This place served its purpose and I see the value; however, the notable items above I feel are very important to know for fellow AirBNBers