I expected to love this light bright and airy Airbnb where I stayed for 8 nights. Maripaz checked us in and was beyond kind and helpful. The living room has a wonderful open comfy and spacious feel and the place was quite clean. The sofa is very comfortable. The great part of this Airbnb is its convenient location to stores, restaurants and browsing. We walked to The Prado as well as the main square. Dining room has a great table that was a perfect work space for my friend. Beds are very comfortable and shower is terrific with plenty of great water flow. However, there are some serious issues, and as an Airbnb review reader I really appreciate knowing what I am getting in to by reading past review. So here were the issues for me:
Extraordinarily loud noises especially later at night--- 11 p.m. – 3 or 4 a.m. I felt like I was living over the city dump. Don’t know if it is a trash/bottle pick up site directly across from the bedroom window (there are 3 bins the size of small cars just across) but heard large trucks doing collecting in the middle of the night EVERY NIGHT, and bottles smashing. Loud motorcycles early in the a.m. and laughing, singing boisterous people, smoking, having long (drunken?) yelling fights just outside the bedroom window. I’m not a light sleeper but night after night found it quite disturbing. Now, if you are a millennial and love to drink and party all night---then you have found your spot.
Air conditioner only works modestly when you are right next to it. Does not work in bedrooms. Because of the loud noises outside keeping the windows open at night would make it almost impossible to sleep. Gets quite warm in bedrooms. The heat bothered me. I asked for a fan but got no response. It was very warm in Oct (85+ F) and this was an issue,
Privacy: Bathroom doors do not lock and spontaneously fly open after closed due to layers of old paint. Bedroom door (one bedroom has no door) does not stay closed due to same issue.
Despite the glorious feel in the living room I would not stay here again. Maybe it is a better location for a young group of people who want to be in the center of the action.