I would change the listing from “Amazing 2 Br” to Extremely Disappointing 2 Br – while the location is amazing (very close to the Old Square) and the apartment spacious, and Alex and Tanya were fantastic hosts and very responsive to a number of requests that I made, there are two major problems with this apartment:
There are many things in disrepair (a broken toilet paper holder; a disgusting and broken soap holder in the shower; the shower head is loose and flies all over the place making it difficult to keep the water in the shower and to clean yourself easily; a number of light switches don’t work; a number of electrical outlets don’t work; drapery in the kitchen is broken and hanging loosely –
**The state of disrepair makes one feel that they are staying in a cheap, lowly-rated accommodation
The bedrooms are located right above a noisy, busy street – not only is it very noisy starting at 5 am in the morning, but the drapes used in the bedroom are completely inadequate for keeping out any morning light, so staying here in June means that the room starts to get light at 4:30 am and is completely bright by 5 am. Between the noise and the light, do not expect a good night sleep.
Again, because Alex and Tanya were great hosts and responded fairly quickly to a number of my requests, I feel bad about giving a poor rating, but being helpful does not make a nice place to stay or provide for a good night’s sleep.