Unfortunately, my experience was less than excellent.
- The apartment boasts beautiful views and I totally agree, but you can only appreciate them through open windows. The window panes were so grimy, I could write my name in the dirt. Once open, you had wads of cobwebs hanging down outside – obviously it must have been many months since the last cleaning. When upon arrival I commented on an enormous bird splatter on the one of the windows obscuring the view to Tynsky cathedral, I was told: "Don´t worry, it will be taken care of." When I returned in the evening, the area had only been spot cleaned, streaking the white substance all over the pane...
- The shower turns ice cold after 6 1/2 minutes. This hit me unexpectedly on the first day with shampoo in my long hair - washing it out was extremely unpleasant. The owners need to inform their guests about such things as this was a daily recurring phenomenon.
- There are 24 lamps in the apartment, 13 of these were not working: in the living room, the main chandelier was out and of the 2 wall lamps only one worked. This plus a desk lamp was all there was for the evenings – the resulting atmosphere was somber and not welcoming. In the hallway of 3 lamps, zero worked, there was only indirect lighting. In the bathroom, of 6 lamps only 2 could be turned on. I am sure 13 light bulbs did not go out at once on the day before my arrival. This must have been going on for months, I wonder why things like this do not get checked regularly. Having more than 50% of the light bulbs broken is a not acceptable.
- All cups in the kitchen had dried coffee and lip stains. As I ate out, I did not check the rest of the dishes.
- The bathroom smelled of waste water and sewage. Since the bath room has been newly installed I don´t understand why traps were not in place.
- I did not appreciate the dozens of dead bugs in the glass lamp shade right above the bed or the streaky hallway mirrors.
- The description openly addresses the noise outside (a cacophony of trumpets, bagpipes, piano, strings and singing from morning till late at night) and it is suggested to close the windows. Unfortunately, this doesn´t work in the summer, when it is hot. You just have to open the windows. There is a portable air condition in the living room, so theoretically, you could cool the room this way, but the enormous exhaust pipe (20cm in diameter) must be hung out of an open window, while the heat pours back in and you get all the noise again....
- Without these problems, the price of 150€ per night would have been justified, as the location is truly very central and the views are beautiful, but under the abovementioned circumstances the rate is ridiculous.