I came to Vienna for a short visit as a means of bringing my German back up to speed. Therefore, after looking through the listings, I thought that staying with Lena and Ines would be the best bet in order to do that. Not only would they be able to help on the linguistic side of things, but, as locals, they would also be able to give me a good idea where I should go and what I should see.

Fortunately, I was proven right on all fronts. They were very friendly, offered something of a "mi casa, su casa" approach, which allowed for a lot of freedom and, even though they are currently busy with exams, they still found time to chat with me and give me recommendations - all signs of great hosts.

In addition to the hosts, the accommodation is really nice and has everything you could need. It's also not all too far from a fair number of good restaurants, supermarkets and bakeries on the food front and, from a transport perspective, there's an U-Bahn station no more than 5 minutes away (unless you'd like to walk, which is all of a half hour from the city centre).

All in all, a very pleasant experience that I would recommend to anyone looking for an enjoyable city break on a shoestring. I would like to thank the hosts for such a great time.