I’d have to say buyer beware. The apartment is comfortable enough because two and a half of the four air conditioners worked during our stay, the rooms are decent, there are bathrooms galore, and the location worked for us. What I’m calling the fourth air conditioner in the back bedroom didn’t work but did leak water all over the floor when the third one (which blew air like a fan but wasn’t really cold). wasn’t on in the living room.
More serious, though, was the issue with the entrance door during our stay. The door handle on the inside was broken off. Thus, the only way to get out of the apartment was with a key. That’s right, once I’d closed the door and my traveling companion had taken the key, I couldn’t get out of the apartment (except through the fire escape). Glad we figured that one out in advance. Only took a good 24 hrs to get a second set of keys from the agency.
The neighbor stopped by during our stay to ask if we might put pads on the feet of all the chairs in the apartment. Apparently, when we slid the wood chairs over the marble floor, the squeak was so loud, it really disturbed the neighbors. I obliged, but jeez, does the owner ever follow up on little things with his neighbors. No he doesn’t, at least not according to the neighbor.
And there you have it. It’s a pretty interior, a quiet place, with decent enough infrastructure, if with noteworthy exceptions. We reported all issues to the agency folks and they tried to be helpful. But the real problem seems to be with the owner. Has zero presence, and seemingly no interest in lifting a finger to help you as a very temporary renter. Maybe it’d be different if you rented the place for a few weeks.
Then again, maybe not.
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