With all due respect, our stay was mediocre at best. When our group of 4 adult women (2 over 60 of age) arrived there were only thin sheets on the bed, old towels and pillows. We had to request a bath mat, hand towel for kitchen and bathroom and blankets for the beds (which were bone thin). These requests were met with comments muttered under the breath of the wife of owner with 'they are complaining'.
Prior to our arrival, the owner had agreed in writing to lower the tax to a fixed amount since we were staying for 10 days and then upon arrival asked us for the original amount, which was $20 higher. Airbnb reps got involved and rectified situation.
After 5 days of our 10 day stay we cleaned and swept our own room and took out trash from room, which we were happy to do ourselves. Common areas were cleaned very well by the resident cleaner Rosita, who was very kind and helpful. When we asked for clean towels on day 5, host accommodated however we received a response from the host stating that "this is a house and it doesn't work like a hotel". To us, the place felt more like a hostel, with people shutting their doors and locking them, keeping to themselves. The place itself is generally clean, though very cold and dark energetically.
One other important thing: there are video cameras installed in all 3 hallways of each level of this 3 story walk up (no elevator). No privacy in common areas, which for us, was just the kitchen on the third level. After our 2nd day, owner requested that we move outside to the front patio to allow others to use the kitchen (renters from second floor I assume). We were unable to use the front porch for the entire stay, as there was a group of 4 who drank and smoked EVERY NIGHT for hours and hours. We generally just came in and went straight to our room each night and limited time in kitchen to accommodate many other guests.
I will say that Julio is a kind man, who means well. His wife and daughter were very unpleasant to communicate with and even rude. I recommend communicating with Julio, as he seemed at least willing to accommodate simply requests and be peaceful in his communications.