Unfortunately, we did not enjoy this apartment. It is not really a penthouse--it is merely a top floor apartment on a floor with several other apartments--nor was it "black and white" in decor. The room was not really a place we wanted to spend time in at all. It was clean and the bed was comfortable enough, but it was rather depressing to be in the space. There wasn't much of a view from the windows, despite its being on the top floor, and we did not find the terrazza to be anything special. The elevator does not go to the top floor, so we had to drag our three suitcases up a long flight of stairs to get to the studio. There is a doorman to the building, but the doormen didn't really do much and the front door to the building was never locked. The building is somewhat old, as well. Sure, the location is good and the price is good, but if we were to do it over again, there is no question we would have stayed in a hotel.