Pros:
- Convenient location to everything I needed, including a gym and market for buying groceries.
- Affordable for the area.
- Efficient space for one person (maybe two, but there isn't any storage for luggage, so with mine for one person I took up space).
- Host had timely communication.
Cons:
- The unit gets really hot during the day and traps heat during the night making it miserable to stay in there and sleep. The host told me that it would not be too hot because it is inside facing, but it was miserable. There is no breeze because the windows are in a utility corridor. At night it is hotter inside than outside. Even sleeping named you sweat. .There was only one fan. The unit desperately needs a portable AC unit.
- Kitchen is tiny, but usable. The sink is broken is the kitchen floor flooded twice and I had to mop.
- I did not have Internet for the first three days because they had to install it and the company came out twice.
- Building is older and dirty on the inside. Stairs are covered in dirt and dust and the walls are dusty with spider webs in the corners.
- Poor cell phone reception, which is why wi-fi is essential and why it was such a problem that there Internet wasn't working until after 17h on the third day.
If you're on a tight budget, this is efficient. However, if you want a nice place for vacation, you might want to look elsewhere. Next time, I would rather spend a little more for a cleaner building, updated unit with updated furnishing and amenities, and air conditioning.