Our experience in Caroline's place started on a somewhat awkward note. We had made arrangements with Paul to meet him at the apartment at 11am the day of check-in just to drop off bags before going on a tour of Vienna. We waited for him at the apartment for 50 minutes, and when he showed up and entered the apartment the previous occupants were still in there. After a conversation with them he told us they had not understood they were supposed to check out at 11 (they didn't understand English well). So they hurriedly left, but left their bags and Paul said they would come back later to get them. We didn't feel very comfortable leaving OUR bags there knowing they would be back in the place, but didn't have an alternative. Paul showed us around, but the place was a mess, and of course it makes you feel weird to have seen the people who occupied the apartment before you. Even after we came back from our tour and the place had been cleaned, we found some evidences of the last people's stay.

Maybe all this seems harsh, but between Paul's late arrival and the awkwardness with the prior tenants we didn't feel very good about our choice.

The apartment itself is beautiful and well-appointed. The basic items we needed were there. The heated bathroom floors are a nice touch, and everything was comfortable and well-maintained. Location was good- just outside the ring, and the closest metro would be the Stadtpark stop. We walked almost everywhere we wanted to go.

If our initial experience had not been so rough, we would have felt great about the whole thing.