I spent 11 nights at Katyas place with my husband and 1 year old. Overall, the place is very spacious and bright. However, we did have some issues that made our stay not a 5 star experience. I did not meet Katya in person but she was always very friendly and very responsive. We met her husband Dennis who is also a very polite and friendly guy. The area is lovely, you can walk to Belvedere and to the city center (about 20 min walk). You don’t have a lot of public transport or shopping nearby, but there is a grocery store and drug store a few blocks away. The house is a typical old Viennese building and you can hear the neighbors. Right downstairs there is a cello teacher who gives lessons every day. Above somewhere there are some young people who love to play techno and house music late at night and the rest of the house is full of young kids who you can hear through the beautiful big staircase hallways.
Unfortunately, the TV in the living room is still not working properly (I saw some reviews from a year back saying it’s not working) so we never really spent much time in the living room. The appliances in the kitchen are high quality as advertised. The furnishings are very stylish, but not always of high quality materials. Unfortunately, the floors were very dirty, leaving our feet black after walking a few minutes with bare feet.
The water heater was temperamental, breaking once and seeming to go on and off at other times.
The kitchen surfaces were clean, however we discovered a pantry moth invasion in one of the cabinets as there was open food stored. We threw it all out as it was already infested with larva. I did mention it to Dennis and he seemed more surprised rather than shocked.
On the positive side, Dennis was very fast in providing technicians who fixed the water when we didn’t have hot water for a day and sent over the cleaning lady who took care of the leaking freezer which we discovered when we moved in, leaving puddles of ice water on the floor.
Overall, it’s a nice and big place with lots of potential but I don’t think the area and the quality of the apartment justifies for the high price.
I would like to mention that I am from Vienna, grew up here and lived here most of my life so I know what to expect from Viennese apartments, especially if you advertise as “luxurious”.
I wish Katya and her husband all the best in the future!