We had a wonderful stay at Mark's place! It is extremely comfortable, marvelously quiet, well located, and had all amenities. Mark arranged our transfer from the airport, which went smoothly. We arrived and were met by his friend, Gala, who had stocked the very clean apartment with staples, including small amounts of milk, beer, wine, coffee, bread, pastries, butter, ham, cheese, etc., enough that we could have managed if we couldn't go out for food right away--all very thoughtful. There is a very nice grocery store, Tesco, in a nearby mall, which Gala pointed out on the map, along with other helpful tips about how to get to the major sites, and the location of good restaurants. She recommended the Standard Cafe downstairs, and the restaurant that was closest, and both were very good. Even though it was cold out the apartment was warm, thanks to the modern heating, including under-floor elements in the bathrooms, and the double-paned windows. This also helped to make it very quiet, though there was little street and foot traffic anyway, and no noise from the downstairs bar.