This apt. Was set in a wonderful location and was very spacious, but when weighing the pros/ cons, I would say there were definitely more cons than pros. First and foremost, during check in and the first encounter with João on the phone, he was rude when we asked for directions bc streets were confusing, narrow and google maps was not accurate. So when we told him the location we were at (turns out we were 2 streets over), he basically said we had to figure it out on our own and that he wouldn’t come meet us. This is after when we had arrived in front of his building and I tried to connect to his WiFi listed on Airbnb so We could communicate, the WiFi wasn’t working so had to turn on my data and pay extra bc of it. Turns out he had switched WiFi networks and passwords; even throughout our stay, the new WiFi was shotty and unreliable- kept going in and out. Could not use it at all the second night. When we first entered this apt I noticed a moldy smell, like the place had not been aired out in ages. Also noticed black mold in the bathroom by the dining area.
Additionally, the first night had slight rain and water started coming out of the wall from some sort of a drain pipe coming out of the wall by the dining room/ kitchen area, and to top it all off, a worm came out of another tiny hole In the wall, this was at like 8 or 9 pm. Messaged João right away when we noticed it, he said to put something down on the floor and that he would deal w it the next day, “sorry”. We left house at 1130 am and came back in early evening- looked like he had just painted over it, no rain second night so not even sure if it worked. Also first night noticed the shower by one of the bedrooms was not draining- told him and said he’d fix it, but still not draining normally. Showers are waaay too tiny. We traveled with a4 year old child and couldn’t give her a shower bc first shower not draining and second shower was like a coffin, could barely fit 1 person in there. I would say save yourself the trouble of staying in this apt. And go to a hotel.