I expected this apartment to be wonderful, just from all the glowing reviews it had, and here I am, unsurprisingly and perhaps a bit boringly, just adding to the general acclaim. The pictures are totally faithful but somehow still fail to capture how beautiful, huge, serene, and full of light the apartment is. I felt like we were in a really typical Viennese apartment and had somehow managed to get ourselves a slice of the True Viennese Experience. I imagined that if I had invited over my True Viennese Friends (not that I have any), they would marvel at how an outsider had managed to land such a wonderful place.
It is full of attractive and stylish details that make life very comfortable and easy (washing machine, coffee maker, nice teas, lots of towels, etc.). I was always pleasantly surprised by the heated floor in the bathroom, for example.
The location is wonderful, in a nice neighborhood, with every destination in easy reach.
Another thing that must be praised: Jonny. We were a group of friends that embarrassingly hemmed and hawed about everything after we booked the apartment. Jonny was very flexible and very kind and made it possible for us to hammer out all the details to assuage every hesitation. I hope he knows how much I appreciate that he was the one that made the whole trip work.
One thing made life very easy: the Wien Mitte station, with Ubahn and Sbahn to lots of places, also is the stop for the train to and from the airport. You can check in for your flight there the day before, and even better, you can drop your bag off at the train already as you head to the airport. That means you have nothing left to do at the airport but go through security and go to your plane. It really streamlines the day.
You might have already gotten the impression that I couldn't recommend this apartment more highly and am already scheming about how to go back. You are right.