We were met by Victoria who was very kind enough to locate neigborhood parking for us and then to meet us at the parking lot. On the walk back to the apartment, she showed us a variety of things in the neighborhood that would be of use such as the large supermarket and the produce markets. She took her time to tell us about some great places to eat over by the beach. She also showed us were to catch the metro train and how to get to the city center.

The apartment was nicely decorated and did look just like the pictures. The neighborhood is not a touristy one, so you have a lot of families around with children playing street games, etc. While being a window into the cultural life of the area, the children playing and the camaraderie of the adults until 1 or 2am could at times get a bit loud when trying to sleep. There was also construction going on in the spaces below the apartment (ground level and the apartment is on the 1st floor) and in the side apartments as well. The construction only lasted from about 9am to about 5pm and it could get noisy at times, but it wasn't bad.