We chose the apartment for two reasons. First: the location, second: the cozy ambience.
Unfortunately the apartment didn't deliver what was promised on the airbnb website. While the location was great and a perfect starting point to all the sights, the apartment itself doesn't look anything like displayed on the website!
We primarily booked the apartment because it seemed cozy and homey, in reality the whole apartment is run down and desperately needs a renovation! Most walls are dirty, meaning indefinable stains on most walls, especially in the bed rooms, that do not seem very higenic - particularly in the spare bedroom, lucky we shaded the masters room and didn't have to sleep next to the wall.
There's mold in the shower, the toilet seat is yellow, the mirror has huge brown stains all over and the toilet roll holder is just disgusting.
As advertised the apartment is supposed to accommodate 5 people. However, the sofa is definitely not suitable for two adults to sleep on!
We addressed our concerns right away, unfortunately Fernando didn't get back to us with an appropriate compensation, but offered to fully refund us while suggesting to find another place to stay. Needless to say that it's near to impossible to finde affordable accommodate on such short notice.
The apartment has a strict no noice policy between 10 pm and 09 am, sadly neither the neighbors nor the tenants comply with these rules. It's noisy throughout the night, even on the roof top terrace. We also adressed this issue, but the host didn't get back to us.
Moreover there's different odors making their way into the apartment: the smell of fried food, cigarett smoke and even weed.
All in all the host chose very appealing photos with impeccable light settings, giving the impression of a cozy home, whereas the reality shows a different picture of a run down home that's not worth the money asked for. If we had known about its true shape we would have chosen a different place to stay.