The apartment looks nice and it’s indeed clean. Some pros:
- very close to 2 metro stations on lines 4 and 12 (3 and 5 mins)
- many bakeries and restaurants around.
- the interior is nice
- the shower is good. Perhaps first time I see such a shower that doesn’t spill water everywhere.
- dishwasher is a life saver
- the kitchen has many different tools. better than 90% of Airbnb apartments.
- 2nd floor, so it’s not exposed to hot sun too much.
On the other hand, sleeping there is a significant challenge. I’m a light sleeper so many things can worse my night. And there are a lot of them here! First of all, the bar right under the window. It works till 2 am every night and every single night there are a lot of noisy people. We stayed the entire week there, and it doesn’t get better during the working week. Then the workers take another 30-60 minutes to move the tables and only then it’s silent outside. The bar itself is good though, cheap oysters and beer, I recommend to visit it if you’re around. The street itself isn’t busy so there are almost no cars driving at night.
In the stairwell, something shortly beeps every 30 seconds day and night. I reported the problem to the host. They contacted the owner of the building but the problem wasn’t solved during our stay. It’s quite audible and it does make my sleep impossible without waking up very often.
On the bed too there are some switches and also USB ports for charging. The idea is good. The implementation isn’t. The ports are noticeably noisy when charging a device. So what if I don’t use them and just plug my phone somewhere else? They are still audible. So no matter what you do, there will be electronic buzzing right next to your head. Perhaps they are cheaper USB ports.
Overall I was saved only by being very tired every day and by bringing earplugs. My wife isn’t light sleeper as me. Instead, she usually fells asleep fast and many of the noises don’t bother her. Still, she had to wear earplugs too.
Another thing that I didn’t like is unstable table and chairs. They clearly require maintenance.
One day the curtain rod in the bedroom fell down. We didn’t apply any pressure on it. I had to put it back somehow but it will not last long. I immediately reported the problem to the host.