Oana's place is beautiful as advertised and in a good location.
However, what the review does not ask are the issues that arose immediately during my planned 2.5 month stay of which I booked 2 months prior.
2 nights into my stay, Oana asked me if it was okay if she stayed for 3- 4 weeks duration on the couch of this rental (while I was there) because her own plans had not worked out. I was not comfortable with this, and therefore said no. 2 days later I was given an email about a water issue which was to last 3 hours on one day only. 2 days after this (about 1 week into my stay) I was asked to look for another place because I would not have water in the apartment for "days perhaps weeks". I asked for verification of this issue and I did not receive anything further.
When it came to reimbursing me for the canceled stay, I was asked for $2100 CDN for an approximately 10 night stay, when the rate I had booked at was $53/night CDN (approximately 4x the price per night). I felt that this was not acceptable and we arrived at a more appropriate reimbursement.
I understand that unforseen issues arise, but I feel that there were multiple instances that were unprofessional. This has resulted in a lot of stress for me and the loss of a lot of money due to the very low vacancy rate in Cape Town. I had to find a new rental for 2 months with 4 days notice on a holiday long weekend.