Cristina's home worked perfectly for us. Although it is a relatively small space it felt spacious for the five of us.

The entrance is through quite a dark courtyard and arriving late at night it did give us pause. But during the day you realize it's an inner courtyard accessed by several apartments, full mostly with families from what we could see.

The kitchen had everything we needed for simple meals, the bathrooms worked perfectly, the little reading nook was a favorite space, and the air conditioning in the two primary bedrooms was appreciated as it was a hot week when we stayed. The middle room with the couch that turns into a bed didn't have air conditioning and it took some thinking to get air flowing through that space.

We liked the neighborhood as it feels like it is full of locals, not tourists. There are restaurants all around as well as markets and shops, making it very simple to keep everyone happy with food. The metro and bus stops are within a few blocks and very convenient. Both my sister and I used the bus to go to the airport (40 mins or so), though a taxi from the airport was only about 25 Euro.

Noise does travel easily from apartment to apartment in the courtyard but I was impressed by how well everyone stuck to the quiet hours. From around 11 at night until around 10 in the morning there was very little noise.

I would happily stay at Cristina's again, both for the comfort of the apartment and the authenticity of the neighborhood.