This review is specifically for people worried about summer heat...
Right before our trip began, the 2019 heat wave was announced. My husband, who is very sensitive to heat (medical stuff), was very concerned about our stay in a top-floor apartment with skylights and no AC, so I messaged Gerhard & Nicole expressing this concern. They assured me that the bedrooms are naturally shaded and that they would provide fans if we were super worried. I thanked them and said the fans would be appreciated.
The heat wave technically broke upon the day we arrived, but daytime temperatures during our stay were 78-82 F. How’d we fare? We were 100% comfortable—I even got too cold at one point.
Gerard and Nicole provided fans for every room, which was no small expense on their part. The fans, in combination with lowering the window shades during the day and cracking the windows open once the direct sun was gone, cooled the apartment down amazingly. (For people who aren’t aware—you must have windows open on different sides of the apartment in order to create a cross-breeze. Opening the windows on one side will not be sufficient. This is not hard to do.)
Everything else was also great. It’s a beautiful apartment, and set on the far side of a lovely shaded courtyard from the busy streets, so it’s shockingly quiet. When you’re in there, birds are all you can hear so you don’t feel like you’re centrally located in a large busy city—but you are.
All in all, a lovely stay!