Location and host were excellent. Quiet neighborhood and very hospitable host. Nice private patio area and plenty of towels and linens provided along with a nice snack basket!
The apartment itself didn’t have a lock, just the outside gate, so we didn’t feel secure leaving our valuables there during the day. That was a major nuisance for us since we had to take them with us.
The facility itself could use a little work to bring it up to standard though. There were multiple spots where it was obvious the walls were poorly patched and then looked like it was spray painted over, leaving spots and long streaks of dripping paint that looked different from the other paint. The ceiling also needs some touch up where a fan had been replaced and not repainted, just looking very cheap and tacky. The lamp shade had decades of dust on it and was broken and frayed, just looking terrible and made us second guess the cleanliness of the place. The bed was a bit hard and the foam mattress pads looks decades old too. The portable air conditioner was terribly loud and hardly cooled the place off at all, even in the relatively cool and dry fall weather.
Overall, the place could have been very comfortable to match the great hospitality and location, but some basic things felt neglected and really detracted from the value of our stay. A few basic improvements would easily move my rating up to five stars, but as a sum total, these small negligences really made this location not feel like the five star stay it could easily be. Particularly not being able to lock the apartment door.