This is a first rate place. It is new apartment, nicely furnished, in a quiet building set well back from a quiet street. The location is great: there is a Metro stop on the U2 line right outside the front door, and the river is only about a block away. You can walk to the first of the string of riverside cafes and restaurants in about 6-8 minutes, and to Museum island in 15-20. There aren’t a lot of shops nearby, but once we figured out the shorter back route to the grocery store in the nearby Alexa shopping mall we were all right. Thanks, Olga, for being so accommodating about early arrival (and in waiting for us when we got a bit lost en route), and for the croissants, buns, and other breakfast goodies.