I’ve been waiting for more than a week before writing my comment, in order to step back and try to be as objective as possible.
1. Positive points: very communicative and welcoming hosts at first sight (some snacks were left for us and drinks in the fridge), clean towels ; good wifi even if I advise to use an Ethernet cable to get faster connection; good facilities (everything that you need to cook and be fully independent during your stay).
2. Negative points: the apartment seemed to be clean at first sight when I arrived, but after a few hours I realized that it was not (dust bunnies under the bed, almost rotted shower curtain, fat deposits on the walls in the kitchen next to the gas cooker, top of the fridge dirty, and the sponge that was left for us was more than used. I consider that when you pay 1700 ^$ for a long stay and 50 $ as a cleaning fee, you deserve better than this, and you should be able to clean the apartment by yourself. The only equipment we had to clean the place was a broom. Before my arrival, I requested a vacuum cleaner, the hosts told they would bring one to me: I arrived on 2nd September, on the 10th I still didn’t have anything so I preferred to tell them not to bring it (I did not want to cause them any inconvenience).
VERY NOISY! Don’t even expect to sleep without ear plugs, that’s impossible. It does not only have to do with the “bustling commercial area”, the apartment is single-glazed, has very thin walls, so trust me! If you’re looking for quietness, this apartment is NOT made for you. In addition, the hosts did not let me know before my arrival that there was the Caribbean festival in the streets, so when I arrived, I was kinda shocked to find noisy streets full of garbage. The least would have been to let me know!
Last but not least, Christianne is amazing, very nice in any circumstances. However, Daniel is rude and condescending: if you dare to criticize anything, he will talk to you coldly, will make comments on your English skills and your job (quotation “As you know lawyers are supposed to be very specific and calculating with their choice of words”), and will make you feel unwelcome. I just think he didn’t like the fact that I mentioned the cockroach that my friend found crawling in the bedroom. Not space enough to tell more, but there would be a lot to say. This apartment does not deserve its rating, or maybe we just don’t have the same sense of cleanliness.