To begin, I'll say that we have been staying in similar places (40+ places) in many countries for the last 3 years and have not left 1 bad review until now.
The price of this stay for 1 month was close to what the price of staying in a 5 star hotel (for a foreigner paying in cash) in the city would be, so it is not cheap.
The apartment resembles the pictures, but upon closer inspection the quality does not live up to the grandeur of the place in photos.
Pros:
The bed is very comfortable, the apartment is spacious, great location to move around BA, good water pressure, nicely decorated for the most part, Fede the property manager was very responsive and helpful.
Cons:
There were many (~15) broken or malfunctioning parts of the home.
- broken blinds (in the main bedroom so light came in every morning - these had been broken by a previous guest)
- very dusty and dirty (including dead cockroaches, greasy pots and pans and 1 inch tall stacks of dust on the fans and window ledges)
- sinks with no functioning hot water in the master bedroom
- internet unusable in most of the house despite being told there were 15 mbps - we ended up having to use SIM cards for much of our data
-broken refrigerator shelf (it had been glued back together with a plastic ruler - we received a new fridge upon letting the property manager know)
- etc...
Some of these were fixed during our time there once we pointed them out, but it felt as though we were managing years worth of unmaintained things as guests, while working our day jobs. It seemed as though there had not been a thorough inspection of the apartment done before we arrived.
When we reached out to Hamish requesting a partial refund for the laundry list of maintenance we put time into, we received a very nasty email back where he decided he needed to chastise us. This email stated things such as "do your worst" (on the review), called us Peronists, mocked us for requesting some compromise when the services listed were not delivered and finally told us good luck screwing another company that you use in the future, as if to say we are terrible people.
Despite that, we are trying to leave a truthful and balanced review. Overall, I'd say if the apartment has many of these things fixed, it would be a lovely stay. Unfortunately, that was not our experience and the host's response was the worst part. Unnecessary, unprofessional and blatantly rude.