The person was friendly and welcoming

I had a major problem communicating with her as we spoke English and she only spoke Spanish (to which we are alerted in advance and no complaint). Nobody on the property review mentioned that the apartment does not have direct light although if you pay attention to the pictures the small windows letting little light in the apartment are visible, but the view of Concha beach included in the property pictures is significantly misleading and I would suggest the owner is explicit about this or removes the beach pictures from the website.

My opinion of the apartment is similar to many of the others here. It's only a block to the La Concha beach. Three restrooms, each with a shower which makes showering after returning from the beach fast for families. The owner was pretty responsive to emails. I got a response within minutes. Although, the iron was missing from the unit when I arrived. There was an ironing board. I mentioned it to the owner, but an iron never materialized. Overall, the proximity to the beach, affordable price, included parking and modern furnishings left me satisfied with my stay. For the money and location, I really can't complain too much about its shortcomings.

As others have mentioned, the noise from the street in the master bedroom could make it difficult for light sleepers even with the small upper windows closed. Speaking of which, the lack of full windows means very little natural light. Be prepared for that. Others have posted photos, so you can see what I mean. The smaller second bedroom on the opposite end of the unit is much quieter but has no windows. There is no air conditioning, but during some days the temperature rose above 30 degrees Celcius and the apartment was still surprisingly comfortable. The owner supplies a few portable oscillating fans for the bedrooms. Outside of installing air conditioning, the owner could buy one or two portable air conditioners for the unit and that could make most happy on the hotter days. Also, there is no washing machine. Keep that in mind if you’re planning a longer stay. My biggest complaint was the bed in the master bedroom. The mattress was terrible and torture on my back during the stay. Moreover, it was only full size (140cm). It was a thin spring mattress that had seen its better days. Some of the springs seemed worn and provided a sleep surface that was far from uniform. There should have been a queen size (160cm) in the master bedroom for two adult sleepers. The lack of comfort and space for two to turn around easily made sleeping difficult.

It was very noisy on the first, it sounded like there were men carrying out work in a nearby apartment. We were woken very early by it, and had to get out if the apartment to escape it! The only downside to our stay