While we did not have the chance to meet Gerhard & Nicole, we were greeted by a nice friend of theirs, who checked us in and gave us general information about internet, heating, keys, etc. This information session was quite helpful as the apartment is quite high-tech and almost everything is controlled through a digital interface mounted on a wall.

We did not stay at Loft #1 but at #3 (a 2 floor apartment with a dangerously weird staircase), but this was not a big problem for us. However, if your party has young children or older people, or you think you may want to go downstairs in the middle of the night to get some water or to pee, I suggest you let Gerhard know about this in advance, so that he will make sure not to change your accommodation to this 2 floor apartment. (I marked down 1 star only for this unexpected change, but if I knew about the staircase in advance, I would gladly rate this place 5 stars.)

The flat we stayed in seemed to be renovated quite recently and it was very clean and tidy. Internet was fast and all furniture and kitchen equipment seemed brand new. The building did not have a lift, but we had small cabin size suitcases, so this was not a problem for us.

Bottom line; if I would ever go back to Vienna with my wife (and without our children), I would gladly want to stay at Gerhard's place again.