Overall, I feel like the value isn’t quite here for the premium price of this unit and think it’s more of a 3-4 stars kind of place than 5 stars if you are picky like we are. It does photograph VERY well but we had a few annoyances.
Many good things including: central AC that cools the house well, nice ambiance and decor, good kitchen and bathroom fixtures (except the shower head), washer machine and laundry detergent in unit, full size fridge, good water pressure, close proximity to beach.
I wish the communication has been better. We asked about changing the length of our stay and didn’t get a very helpful answer, and then asked about the possibility of checking in early and got no reply at all. Had some flies that we think were getting inside from the upstairs door to the terrace which has bad weather sealing. The shower head mount is TERRIBLE and looks like it needs to be fixed. It can be removed to use it by hand, but was really difficult to use as a standard shower head. Some lightbulbs were out in the bathroom and kitchen. Would have been nice to have some extra towels since it’s so close to the beach. There is a sign telling you not to put any paper in the toilet which maybe something we’re just not used to as Americans, but was very strange to us. There were dogs barking loudly from a nearby unit and tons of street noise which thankfully improved overnight during sleeping hours in the bedroom but in the living room people can easily be hard partying and yelling outside at 1:30am and beyond. Be aware that there are rather steep stairs to get up to the apartment which we didn’t realize from the listing. As others have mentioned, the furniture could use some TLC and cleaning. If you are sensitive to light when you sleep, be aware the street lights come in through the glass pane in the bedroom door. And know that the two bedrooms are connected via the bathroom. We were just one couple so it was fine but those traveling with a group may want to know that.
It was a decent place to stay close to the beach, but we felt it was a little overpriced.