Background:
My girlfriend and I came for a few days during our Spring Break to explore the city a bit and chose Allende's place to stay at.
Pros:
- The place was very clean. Bedroom, bedsheets, kitchen, living room, bathroom were all very clean and taken care of.
- The place is very spacious especially for the price of a small hotel room. We did not feel crowded at all during our stay.
- Allende provided numerous menus of places he suggested we could eat which was very nice. He also provided us with water bottles and complimentary soap, shampoo and conditioner just like a hotel would.
- The neighborhood was very quiet, which was great for my girlfriend and I, and the location is close to a train station you can take to get downtown.
- Allende was very responsive and besides meeting him at check-in, we did not see him at all during our stay.
- There were a bunch of clean dishes we could use.
- Check in and check out was very clear and very easy.
Cons:
- Wifi stopped working our last night when my girlfriend and I were trying to watch a movie. Allende responded within 30 minutes, but by that time we just watched a movie I had already downloaded on my laptop. Allende suggested to restart the router, and we would have, but it was our last night and we decided it didn't matter a ton for that night.
- The WiFi itself is workable, but it is fairly slow. Coming from a high speed connection, I was a bit disappointed at the speed of Allende's WiFi.
- Also, there is a large wall-mounted TV on the wall, but it has 4 or 5 purple lines going down the screen that does get in the way of watching something.
- There was only one towel for the two of us. Luckily, my girlfriend brought another towel she could use. I'm sure Allende would have brought us another one in no time, but it was just a bit of an inconvenience.
- There was an odd smell we noticed immediately when entering the place that did not go away. It wasn't too bothersome, but once again just a bit noticeable.
- The shower is a conundrum. It took a long time to warm up, and there was no way to get the water temperature to a place that we liked. For it to get warm, you have to turn the hot handle all the way, but then it would get too hot. So, then we turned the cold handle just a little and it would become too cold. Once again, not a huge deal, but it made the shower a bit uncomfortable because of the temperature.