I let the experience sink in so as to not write a quick review, what remains are the truly great parts of this residence and our hosts.
Communication with Maury and Jarka was prompt and very professional but also very welcoming. All the info we needed to get from the airport to the location was provided well before we travelled, which was a very useful addition to the booking.
Maury met us at the appointed time and the appointed place as was specified through our contact - so points for being very reliable hosts.
Plus, Maury speaks 3 languages so we were having multiple conversations in multiple languages about what to do in Prague, where to eat, where to avoid and the general house rules - so bonus points for being a font of information too!
He gave us a recommendation for a restaurant (Restaurace Historie) which we followed up on and we were not disappointed, the food came in huge portions and the atmosphere was less touristic and more local, so if you want a hosts who can recommend the good and great of the city then these are the people.
The apartment is as specified and very clean, quiet and secure. It is in a central district but not one that is overrun with tourists at all hours - basically its a gem of a location.
The facilities are excellent and even though there is no elevator, five flights of stairs is not that much - it was a nice bit of exercise in the morning and the evening.
The Halvelska market is just outside the front door which is great for fresh fruit and getting your gift shopping done early, before literally rounding a corner and being at the junction of the old town and the new town.
You are in close proximity to some stunning architecture, Wenceslas Square and there is also a night club about 30 meters away from the apartment building which if you join one of the many pub crawls in Prague you will probably end up in. The area is well serviced by Tram and metro lines so reaching further out parts of the city is not a hassle at all.
Even with all of this hustle and bustle around you will not be disturbed in the apartment at night by noise but you will appreciate being so close to everything, this location, apartment and the hosts were all extremely wonderful.