Bruna the assistant met us in the square near the apartment. We had somewhat heavy luggage and took the five flights of stairs with difficulty. The apartment was clean and very well located and other than a washer that is in front of the toilet that no person over 5 ft could sit on without banging their knees or awkwardly sitting on sideways the first night was enjoyable. We stayed 3 nights the first was a Saturday night and Sunday morning was good.
Monday morning at 7 am the jack hammers and power sawing and mixers from the men working directly across the alley within a matter of feet of us made it an impossible place to enjoy. I emailed Bruna and asked for a discount. Her reply was she had no control over the noise and no discount.. The next morning we expected the disturbing wake up and left early. In our haste to leave the noise the keys were left in the inside of the door as you had to lock it from the inside after you entered. A locksmith was needed according to Bruna to get in and she hastily put a damage claim into Airbnb. I felt my host should have warned us of the noise from a full blown building renovation that is ongoing for some time now and in the future. This was my worst Airbnb experience ever.