I should start by saying we stayed at Rodrigo’s in mid March so our trip was already strange due to the timing. That said here were the pros and cons as well as my final thoughts
Pros
-the house was beautifully finished and had some cool amenities (hot tub, garage)
-the area felt safe and we were close to everything and everyone we wanted
Cons
-although the house is beautiful, Rodrigo has many decorations around the home. Something to know about it if you are bringing children with you.
-As Rodrigo seemingly lives in the home, his personal items are everywhere and there wasn’t a clear indicator as to what was okay for guest use and what wasn’t (for example- in the house rules it says to use guest towels only but gives no information on which ones those are)
-The cameras gave me an odd feeling and we never felt comfortable. He did disclose the cameras in the listing but it felt odd to be on camera while you were just sitting in the living room
-the TVs were unusable if you didn’t have an HDMI cord. Again, this was disclosed in the listing but really there should be at least one smart tv.
-Due to all the rules we never felt comfortable and certainly didn’t want to use anything (like the hot tub) for fear of incurring additional charges.
-We could never get hot water in the master bath. The shower and sink wouldn’t even get lukewarm and you couldn’t get water at all when turning the hot water knob on the tub. We did reach out to Rodrigo about this who stated he’d “never had an issue” and said he’d charge us $50 to come look at it. We decided it wasn’t worth it and showered at a family members house or in the downstairs bathroom the remainder of the time
-As previously stated, we checked into the air bnb on the 13th and quarantine started soon after, I think Rodrigo could have handled this differently. He messaged me multiple times a day to see what our plans were as it would effect how well the cleaning service cleans which was an immediate concern for me.
Overall the place was pretty but we would never stay again due to all of the odd and annoying things we experienced. The home is nice but not currently set up to be an air bnb.