The instructions for check in was very clear. It is on the 4th floor and you do have to walk up on a staircase spiral. There is construction on an elevator but it sure when it’ll be done. There are light switches at the bottom on the stairs for stair lights and courtyard lights to turn on. There are also switches at each door
Once we got inside, it was exactly like the photos on the listing. Very cute and perfect for coming and going. The bed isn’t a mattress and has this bold line in the middle that separates half the bed. Just depending how you sleep, it may be uncomfortable for some people and some wouldn’t mind it. I didn’t care but my partner was uncomfortable. There is a small fridge, small washer, stove, and an espresso machine. You’ll have pots, plates, and utensils in the drawers. There are also coffee pods and tea bags left out. At the washer, you can fit small amounts of clothes to wash. Then hang dry them on the drying rack, which is provided. The bathroom is pretty small and the shower could leak water on the bathroom floor. There’s no seal to stop the shower water at the bottom. The shower was also clogged and it was slow draining. We weren’t sure if that was intentional so we didn’t really say anything. Towels, shampoo, body soap was provided. Charles checked up on us at the beginning and at the end
The area was somewhat quiet. The first two nights there were two guys in the courtyard just being super loud all night. Probably until 2am. We ended up closing all of the windows, but we still heard them yelling and talking throughout the night. So if those were residents, then they do not follow the 9pm quiet time stated on the listing.
Overall, the stay was great. It’s walkable to a market and the metro. The place is also about 2-5 miles away from almost tourist things. I would stay here again. But just know, climbing those stairs after walking 25-30k steps everyday was a pain. Hahah