This is a ground level apartment. There’s a steps to get into the ground level apartment which for me as a solo traveler lugging around 25 kilos was not ideal.
I ended up canceling my reservation because the difficult I had with opening the main door to the apartment complex.
I called Cristina telling her of my difficult of unlocking the main door and she shared she knew it was an issue but the owner of the building has not taken care of the issue. I waited outside trying to finagle the lock for 30 minutes. She suggested ringing the other neighbors and after the third apartment number I was finally buzzed into the apartment. As a solo traveler I couldn’t imagine standing outside of the building trying to work the lock or buzzing a neighbor late at night to get into the place I paid for.
Cristina was kind enough to try 6 different keys for the front door but at one point in time all of them gave me difficulty so needless to say I had to cancel.
The place is a great space but I don’t know how close everything is as I was holed up in the apartment since I wasn’t sure how easy or difficult it would be to get back in. There’s a washer and dryer but you’re expected to pay for your own consumables and toiletries. I know this since the previous renters opened up the forage closet and use their stash and Cristina let me know that’s for their personal use and not for the renters. There is a ac/heater unit in the living room I did not go downstairs to see the other bedroom. The main bedroom is set away from the street and the living room you can hear the street noise.
Cristina hasn’t responded to any of my requests to work things out in regards to the cancellation fee as the she knew the difficulty with the lock but still expected me to stay as a solo traveler. I have held out writing a review hoping she would contact me.