Paula’s place is in a good location, close to everything. It’s a very new apartment with two bedrooms and lots of natural light. The apartment building itself has very little insulation and so sound carries incredibly well. We have a 5 year old and had to ensure she was using her “inside” voice the entire time.
There is a small fridge, dishwasher, stove, Doce coffee maker, two fans, two showers in the apartment. No TV and no A/C. There are stairs with no handrail so I would not recommend this place for smaller children (noise carrying would be a problem as well I imagine). There is an outdoor garden area with a table and chairs, and lots of natural light from large windows on one side of the apartment. In August when we were there the place gets very warm as the sun hits these large windows directly. It was recommended to us to keep the shutters closed when the sun is strongest so you do miss some of that natural light.
WiFi was funny - worked perfectly on our phones but my husband’s new laptop that he uses for work could not detect the WiFi name. Tried his laptop at a cafe nearby and it worked perfectly. Miguel (one of the property managers for the rental company [they have 60 properties]) was incredibly helpful and was even willing to bring over his own mobile hotspot for my husband to use to work.
Regardless, we had to cut our stay short because there were ants streaming into the apartment from an upstairs window. Another employee came over to spray for them but we didn’t feel comfortable staying there with our 5 year old with the chemical smell and dead ants.