When we arrived, we were greeted by Willy who escorted us up to our condo on the 6th floor and showed us around. He's a great guy and very helpful! There was fresh fruit and coffee to welcome us which was really nice & unexpected! It is a beautiful, open space with a great balcony to sit and look out over the "main drag" below and the hills in the distance. Beds, pillows and linens were all high quality and very comfortable. The master bedroom/bath is huge and has a great walk-in closet. We like to mostly eat in and do our own cooking and found the kitchen well stocked with pots/pans/utensils (just missing a rice cooker!). We really appreciated there were beach towels - so nice to have - and an awesome drying rack for our beach gear.
The hot water did stop working one evening and we had a thumping noise with one of the a/c units but both Willy and the owner responded immediately and took care of both concerns right away.
Something important to note: the condo is in the center of the "night life" area and there are several bars at street level that play their music loudly at night. Despite running fans, sound machines and white noise on our phones, the music was loud. And, several nights we could literally feel the base from the music in our rooms. The owner did tell us about this a few days before our arrival and she provided sound machines and ear plugs and let us know that she was having new windows installed in January to dampen the noise. If you enjoy the nightlife, you probably won't mind. But, if that's not your scene, we just wanted to be honest about the noise level (which should definitely be reduced with the new windows).
Also, the third bedroom is quite small (but super cozy) so if you are traveling with couples, you will need to share the master bedroom closet for your clothing/suitcases. And, because there is no a/c unit specifically for the third bedroom, it get's a little warm in there but running the a/c in the living room all night & setting up the fans to circulate air into the space does help.
Overall, it's a beautiful home with lots of room to spread out and relax. It's an easy walk to the beach from the condo and there are plenty of restaurants, shops, bars and small grocery stores right outside the building.
It's a busy, safe, full-of-life location! And, if you rent a car, there is a free underground parking space which is a HUGE plus as street parking is hard to come by.
Pura vida!!
