We enjoyed our stay in Carlos’ apartment and our overall experience was positive. The apartment is brightly lit with a nice view of the city, seagulls and sunsets. Great A/C & heat units that made this a comfortable stay during winter and very nice during summer. Close to everything. Minutes on foot to groceries, restaurants, downtown, the river, common tourist sites, the Mercado next door also has everything you need. Carlos brought us some items that helped round out the apartment amenities such as shower caddies, bowls, cooking spoons, and hangers, though the rental came with no basics like dish soaps, sponges, garbage bags, paper towels, and had only 1 roll of toilet paper.
There were a few issues encountered during out stay. We were not informed prior to our stay that nearly the entire building was under renovation and we experienced loud construction noise 7 days/week during our entire stay. The apartment has little noise insulation and is on a busy street. Traffic calms down by 7pm but chanting student groups on the street routinely made a racket until around 12pm-1am. The hot water supported about a 3-4 minute shower. Despite our extended stay we were not able to take advantage of the cleaning or laundry service and were required to launder the sheets and towels at a laundromat ourselves.
Despite the concerns listed above our overall experience was a positive one and would consider staying again once the construction is over.