Just as every other reviewer has posted, the location is excellent. Nathan was also very responsive to any questions we sent him. The beds were comfortable and the high windows with the amount of natural light coming into the living room creates a very charming environment. The noise from the bar wasn’t an issue at all.
The apartment is quite lovely, however there are some issues that should be mentioned.
The level of cleanliness was not optimum. There were some crumbs on the counter when we arrived at 3:00 in the afternoon, on the table as well, and the bathroom was showing signs of mold, particularly in the corner of the shower. There were some hairs in the sink too.
The towels, while reasonably clean, were pretty well used, and bordering on threadbare.
The kitchen was not well equipped with pretty elementary basics (there was only one tea towel and a sponge). There was a second tea towel which we found covered in food marks on top of the fridge, which we washed so we could put it to use as well.
No soap or toilet paper in spite of those being mentioned as amenities also (we purchased both from the shop on the corner).
There are mice. There was scratching coming from behind the wall at the head of the bed in the bedroom. It occurred persistently several times a night. While the noise from the bar didn’t bother me at all, this did, and I kept expecting the rodent to show itself on the bed at any time. Additionally, there is a wood panel behind the bed which has been taped in place, and the mouse fairly persistently scratched at the tape, obviously familiar with the access point to the apartment. On our third night we heard noises coming from under the sink and spotted a mouse as soon as we opened the cupboard. And no, there wasn’t more than a day’s worth of garbage in the apartment and we didn’t eat there other than breakfast. Mouse droppings were also very noticeable in the kitchen (around the sides and back of the fridge) and in the cupboard where the linens and ironing board were kept. Yes, mouse poop was right on the shelf next to the clean sheets. There was an immediate response to the mouse notification and traps were set up, however they came in and moved the fridge, which dislodged some more mouse poop, and they didn’t bother to clean it up, so we did it when we got back that evening. On another note, the washing machine works very well.
On our last day, we had been reassured that we could be in the apartment until 1:00 (which is the posted check-out time). At just before 9:00 the bell rang and “the cleaner” standing just outside the door asked to come in and start cleaning. We had no notification of the cleaner arriving at this time, and were in the middle of packing and organizing and were not actually appropriately dressed having just stepped out of a shower, and were just two females alone in the apartment at the time, so refused entry. We left the apartment soon after and went out for another couple of hours of museums before we left, and came back to the apartment at just before noon to find the cleaner in place. Within a few minutes of that, the next family arrived, and took over the bedroom, which was awkward, as we weren’t expecting that either.
All in all, not what we were expecting for the price.