Josef is a gentlemen and although I believe his heart is in the right place I cannot in good conscience recommend his flat. I have stayed in many rental flats around the globe and have owned and operated a real estate investment management firm and therefore can speak with absolute fluency on this subject matter.
There was simply too many short comings and issues with the property and it was too poorly equipped to warrant a 5 star rating or for that matter as is, a 2 star rating. I booked a one month stay that had to be cut 3 weeks short due to unsafe and unsanitary conditions. I was given a proportionate refund after going through the correct conflict resolution protocol and arbitration process.
There were just too many issues both minor and major and I sincerely wish the Superhost luck in remedying the obvious deficiencies, as many of these shortcomings don’t take a great deal of capital expenditure to overcome.
Where applicable, I have relayed my concerns regarding these challenges directly with the owner/Superhost and Airbnb.
The other challenges facing the Superhost are unfortunately to do with the neighborhood In the 15th district where the flat is located and beyond his control to augment or change, unfortunately. On a going forward basis, I will have to avoid the 15th district in the otherwise great city of Vienna like it was the plague.
I personally witnessed two separate violent altercations between economic migrants and the police in less then a week. One of these events woke me up from a dead sleep at 2 am and both were mere steps away or around the corner from the flat. I was told directly by the Vienna police that this neighborhood is not safe at night.
Why this neighborhood has devolved to its current state, why it is dangerous at night and why I was personally told by Vienna’s police officers that this is an unsafe neighborhood is a completely different story and I’m afraid beyond the scope of this review.
Try the 1st and 13th districts instead...