Galina’s place was exactly what we needed for our trip; a place to shower and sleep. Galina was very business formal in her communication, she provides you with all the necessary information about the apartment and your arrival in a nice typed-up packet.
The apartment is exactly as described; it’s on the sixth floor (fifth in European terminology) and has about everything you need, including a complimentary bottle of wine. We were able to communicate with the host with ease. This is the perfect studio apartment for one or two traveler with one luggage a piece. Anything more and you won’t make it up for the stairs or have room for your luggage within the studio.
I had to deduct a star out of principle. Upon arriving I noticed that there were two medium sized rolls of toilet paper and I made a mental note that we would have to ration ourselves. Well as luck would have it, we ran out on our last night. Galina politely told me there was nothing she could do. I understand the economics and environmental impact of using too much toilet paper but certain things are necessities and you can’t skimp on. I’m being particular because I clean Airbnbs as a side job and it would be totally unacceptable if I left guests without a supply of extra toilet paper (just think of spills that could happen too). Anyway not a big deal but something both I and my companion were not pleased about.
We did enjoy the use of the the heated towel rack and the bed is comfortable! The neighborhood is amazing and has some of the best spots for baguette, croissants and pasta!
Lastly this did not affect my rating of the apartment because it is not under our host’s control but just a note to future guests: we did have experiences of not only late night noise on weekday nights but also the smell of cigarette smoke coming into the apartment.