Pros: Veronica's apartment is beautifully appointed and well equipped, even down to thoughtful laundry, shopping and beach-going equipment. The apartment is well situated off the street and appurtenant to another walled-in complex. There are two balconies, one larger with a table, and the other is shared by the two bedrooms. The place is best suited to a couple with two kids or two people, each of whom require a separate bedroom.
We stayed 31 nights and walked two blocks over to the beach, two blocks to the grocery store and malls and about 100 meters out to the main street for taxis. Given the reasonable price of taxis, it was well worth it to get away from Romantica, Centro and the other busy places. all of which are about 5-10 minutes away. Except the much-over-rated LaLeche across the street, where fine dining equates to an auditory clubbing.
Cons: The beds are hard as a rock. We bought a pad and left it. (So you're in luck). I'm noise sensitive so take everything that follows with a grain of salt. We never needed air conditioning, not once, which really surprised me. So, leaving the windows open all the time was great, beautiful cool fresh air at night, etc. BUT, even though the condo association prohibits pets and, frankly, would be better-advised to prohibit young party animals whose loud-mouthed antics go long into the night, the seemingly numerous yapping dogs did not present as significant a problem. Noise bangs off all the walls so talking from two towers away is as clear as a bell.
Hint: If you stay at an apartment on the beach, whether in Zona Hotel, Romantica or Centro, you may get a view but you'll also get serious thumping nightclub noise. But, in the words of all youngsters today: just sayin'. This is AARP-Daddy-P reporting from Hotel Lo Mio across the street, where I'm camped out for five more days with a mild case of Covid. The room service menu is just so-so, but any way you cut it, life sure is a beautiful thing.