You had me at henckel knifes. More later.
Check-in process was the way I have become to pefer as I've become more seasoned as a airbnb guest, a lock box. It just requires the least amount of coordination.
In fact, I had luggage in one hand, and a unexpected data problem on my phone from the moment I landed, so I was on the phone with my cellular company sorting it out for 35 minutes as I treked from the airport to this airbnb.
James provides a PDF file with pictures and instructions that are TOP NOTCH.
Luckily I printed this out as a hardcopy because I wouldn't have been able to see how to get there until I sorted out the phone data problem.
Anyway, up to the apt. and the elevators are slow to arrive. One time, the elevator said it's going down, but it's going up.
Every day they are slow. On the monday morning of my stay, 8-9am I used the elevators, it stopped at so many floors to board one person, another one person, another one person. the elevator was filled with people going to work in their suits.
Entering the apartment it is exactly like the pictures I saw, modern, spacious, clean, shiny, crisp, airy, bright, elegant and classy.
I slowly noticed there seemed to be a fair amount of 'living' material within the apartment, so it turns out people do live here,
and I treated their residence with utmost respect. Just noting as some people may rather not want to stay at a place
that has regular inhabitant belongings.
Lots of paper towels available that allowed me to keep every surface as clean as possible, tons of cleaning supplies in drawers. I mopped the floors the night before leaving.
Lovely views from any of the windows, and for my stay I didn't experience any loud neighbors, no music, no parties. The building's location was so
convenient for enjoying downtown.
Info for WIFI, and TV instructions (typed) are waiting for you on tables. James acts like he has managed a apt. before, evidentally.
I strangely ended up having to text James during my stay for a number of different things, from AC, to the TV input being set away from what it should be, to the bathroom exhaust fan always being on.
He was always available to respond within minutes.
Lovely appliances, all the utensils, plates you'll need for a night in meal.
So there is a slew of knifes on a magnetic strip in the kitchen.
2 are henckel, and I made use of them as I've tried and own Japanese knives but hadn't the pleasure to try Henckels before and they are a dream to use, great weight.
All in all, a wonderful stay in a city with very nice people.