The good:
- very spacious, warehouse style apartment
- first floor with only a few steps to climb for those with heavy luggage or requiring disability access
- massive bathroom with good water pressure - both bathtub and shower facilities available
- very quiet apartment (see more below)
- relatively close to the city centre and restaurant area for those on foot
- well equipped kitchen even though it took me a while to figure out how to operate the oven
The less good:
- The TV didn’t work and wasn’t fixed
- I felt that the apartment was dark, there could be more lights or stronger bulbs
- I was advised on the eve of my arrival that there were scaffoldings in the courtyard due to works on the 2nd floor that they didn’t know about, couldn’t control and couldn’t have anticipated and hoped it wouldn’t disrupt our stay. That was after the period with the ability to cancel the reservation at no cost
- day 1 was almost perfect but on day 2, there were heavy hammering and drilling early in the morning, plus a tradesman came down the scaffolding into the courtyard directly into the apartment without warning or permission, when we were told they wouldn’t and our privacy wouldn’t be disrupted
- Xenia proposed to come and talk to them. When she did, she spoke to them in French and told them that coming into the courtyard was not previously agreed. I understood all of it because I’m French speaking too. If it was the case then I find it hard to believe that they weren’t aware of works! When she was there, she then also asked if the electrician waiting outside could have a look at something in the boiler / laundry room!
- communication compared to other hosts is less timely