We stayed at the apartment for one month. Overall, while we enjoyed the area, I personally would not recommend for long-term stays. I think for short-term, a few days, maybe up to a week it's perfectly okay, but I felt that the apartment was not made to be lived in for longer periods. I will list some pros and cons below and you can decide for yourself. For me, the cons outweighed the pros:
Pros:
- speedy Wifi (we work remote and had zero issues, even when both of us were on zoom calls. watched Netflix a lot on the computer and no problems)
- location was very nice especially during nicer days. Close to supermarkets, basketball court, the port and the beach as well.
- spacious
- the living room couch is super comfy and big (opens to the size of a double bed)
Cons:
- in the winter, the 'bar' room at the entrance gets very cold so could barely use it
- biggest con was the total lack of windows - almost zero natural light enters the apartment
- electricity gave us major issues. Could not use the oven as it would cause shortages. Using the stove and the heating/AC would cause shortages, etc. We had to turn off all the heat before turning on other appliances to avoid this
- water pressure is not great in the shower. Also, cannot shower and wash dishes/do the laundry simultaneously, as this turns the shower pressure very low and causes the water temperature to drop
- bathroom barely has any storage space (for toiletries)
- the kitchen sink clogged a couple of times, and while we managed to fix it ourselves the first time, the second time it needed to be replaced, which left us without being able to use it at all for over 24 hours (as we work from home that was inconvenient, however we did get it fixed by the owners and after that it worked fine)
- there are some water pipes running through the apartment, so can hear quite loudly whenever the neighbors use the water