Mercedes was a lovely host. Very informative as far as directions and places to go. Her dog is the sweetest!
Check-in wasn't so smooth. We chatted the night before our arrival to discuss our check in time. When we arrived she wasn't home. Luckily someone was leaving and let us in the main door and other house guests eventually let us in the apartment. Mercedes didn't arrive home for about 1.5hours. So unfortunately we couldn't go anywhere since we had no keys. Also, the room wasn't ready even though it was way past the stated check in time.
The location is amazing! You can walk around all night. Very close to Metro and walking distance to beaches.
The air conditioning in our room was not working so it got quite warm at times. She did provide a fan.
If you are not good with stairs, this is not the place for you. It's listed as a 3rd floor walk up, however the first two flights don't count for some reason. So by American standards it's actually a 5th floor walk up.
Aside from a few glitches this was a great place to stay and I would recommend it.