Our stay in Prague was lovely. The apartment is right in the centre right next to the tram stop, the theatre, near the river and a big Tesco supermarket close to everything you need! A tip there is that the checkout you can select the machine to be in English or any main language you need just in case you are struggling to find someone who speaks English in the supermarket. Dominika met us and sent us a lovely long list of some recommendations for places for us to go to eat. The Airbnb itself has a poster with information on places you can store bags with a discounted price at bagbnb, as well as other useful info.
Communication:
I believe I spoke to Nick on the phone when I encountered some issues with filling out the Czech Passenger Locator Form. Nick was very helpful as I was struggling to understand the bad translations and he had clearly had some experience! Dominika arranged to meet us at the property and was very active so we could update her with our trip from the airport. She was also understanding when I spoke to her about issues we had with the neighbours. It seems that there are a lot of stag parties and hen parties in Prague and we were kind of unlucky in that we had some rowdy groups but Dominika assured us she would speak to the tenants. I believe the apartment was owned by Nick and Jenny as well. There are noise rules in the listings but I guess they just decided not to follow so it was good that Dominika helped!
Bedroom:
The bedroom is pretty, but the bedding could do with being replaced as it’s quite old and the mattress was thin and uncomfortable. There is lots of wardrobe space!
Bathroom:
There’s a lovely double shower and storage space under the sink. The water pressure is a little low but I imagine that would be hard to fix. One thing though: noise travels through the bathroom fan and we heard people in an apartment nearby having a lot of ‘fun’ in the middle of the night and it was very loud! We closed the door and put the air conditioner on.
Living room/kitchen:
The TV was nice and big with a coffee table and a rug right by it. However the sofa on the other hand despite looking beautiful was just really uncomfortable. It was also broken in the seat and with a blanket over the arm rest which had broken too which we didn’t appreciate, it would be pretty easy to just get another one!
Overall:
Communication was great, but the apartment itself just needs revamping in some areas. It pays to have sturdy good quality furniture rather than cheaper ikea furniture that looks pretty but doesn’t last with a rotating door of guests you need something better!
That’s why we rated the Airbnb 3/5 as we weren’t all that comfortable. If it was anything Dominika could have sorted there and then, I know she would have, as she did with the communication, but this was a longer term issue which couldn’t be immediately fixed.
Side note - I counted 108 steps up to the apartment so bare that in mind! There’s a red light switch that is on a timer so at night make sure you have your torch out as we didn’t always make it up to the top before the light switched off in time and walking up stairs in the dark isn’t ideal!! There are switches on some floors too.
I hope this review helped and thank you for reading and we enjoyed our stay!