Aleksandr’s apartment is extremely spacious and stylish and incredibly well located, a minute’s walk from the square with the astronomical clock. The apartment was spotless and finding the keys for self check-in was no problem at all. An extremely well stocked cupboard of cleaning equipment was greatly appreciated too. The dishwasher was also a welcome feature.
The bar below the flat is excellent and its owner is a friendly and accommodating barman with an excellent range of beers and spirits.
Unfortunately the washing machine was broken, which the host had forgotten to inform us of. As a result we had to hand wash our clothes in the bath. I am confident this was an honest oversight from the host as he was extremely apologetic and quick to respond.
We felt that some more mugs could have been provided in the kitchen, along with perhaps some more bedding. There were six of us, which resulted in one of us not having proper sheets as there weren’t enough to go round.
One thing to note is that the passageways below the flat can have drunk people walking through them until very, very late at night. The sound seems to be echo quite a lot around the buildings, amplifying the noise. In the absence of AC, we needed the windows open at night as it was particularly hot, but unfortunately this meant we were disturbed by loud drunk men on most nights of our stay until around 4am. This is not the host’s fault, but perhaps the installation of fans or AC would reduce the need for open windows at night and make the noise less of an issue.
All in all, the apartment was great, but with definite room for improvement.