Though we never actually met Maria, she arranged for a friend to let us into the apartment. She also called to make sure everything was in order after our arrival. She was available via email as well.

We were a little anxious upon our arrival at the building - the stairway had a funky smell and the stairs were small and looked to need repair. All of our fears were alleviated upon opening the door to the apartment. It is very clean, and nicely decorated (probably recently remodeled). The apartment is well equipped. The kitchen had pots, pans, utensils, and basic cooking needs (salt, pepper, sugar, oil, vinegar, etc). Though, we did not locate a coffee pot. The A/C worked very well, and wifi was amazing! The apartment was just a couple blocks from two Metro stops. Also - two blocks away was a pedestrian walkway with numerous tapas bars (we ate here multiple nights!). There were small grocery stores nearby as well.