The only positive things I have to say about this stay are that the host responds very quickly to messages and the apartment was pretty clean when we arrived. It is also a 20 minute walk from the Salamanca neighborhood, which is very convenient. However, BEWARE, the building itself is very creepy and the neighborhood does not feel safe at night.
Although the apartment was pretty clean, there was a red wine stain on the comforter when we arrived. This grossed us out and made us feel like the bed sheets and blankets were not clean. We also had an issue with Mayling about the fact that we chose her place in order to use the kitchen, however we were unable to cook because the pans were so overused that there was black residue coming off of the bottom. We tried cleaning the pans multiple times but could not get the black residue to stop coming off due to the pans being damaged. When we informed Mayling about this, she just said that she would look into it after we left but that we should try cleaning it better. As a result, we were unable to cook and thus could have gotten a better value in a hotel or another Airbnb.
I also want to stress that there is a hallway leading from the entrance to the apartment, which is on the first floor, that feels very creepy. The neighborhood also did not feel safe at night. I would not recommend staying here alone. We also had an incident one night where we returned to the building at 1 am and the front door to the building was locked from the inside. Thankfully, another resident opened the door from us but they had to use their key on the inside of the front door to get it to open. Had it not been for them, we would have had to find somewhere else to stay for the night. We felt super unsafe standing outside of the building in that neighborhood at night.
The other people in the building are okay, however, some seemed very creepy and added to our feeling of feeling unsafe in the building. I also want to stress that the apartment has no natural light and all of the windows face the back of the other apartments.