Volkner has a nice apartment, which is pretty well located. The apartment is clean and well equipped, the wi-fi works perfectly, the room is cosy and neat.
The stay would have been perfect, however there was a thing I didn't feel comfortable with. On the first day I arrived I asked Volkner if I can smoke on the balcony which opens directly from my bedroom. He said yes and gave me an ashtray, showed me how to open the windows and all. I stayed for a couple of hours and then headed out. When I came back at night I saw a typed up, printed note on my room's floor that he put the ashtray in a plastic box because it smelled and opened all the windows on the balcony.
I didn't feel comfortable with that at all. I only smoked 4 cigarettes on the balcony, the door was closed while i did that and then when i headed out i closed the door to the balcony as well as the door of my room. I simply cannot imagine that the smell went through from the closed balcony door through my bedroom, through that door all the way to the hallway and communal areas. So Volkner just basically came inside my room without texting me while I was away and with no apparent reason. It felt like a very uncomfortable intrusion of my privacy that someone is going through my room while I am away.
Once more during my stay he was knocking at my door (cause at that time i was inside and i locked it with a key). I opened it and he said, oh I thought you were away, I just wanted to clean a bit (had a vacuum cleaner in his hand). So if the door wasn't locked and if I wasn't in my room, he most probably would have entered my private area as well. Also once I was in the kitchen area and from his room he shouted out asking if I want to use the bathroom (which are both communal areas). I was again a bit startled, like why are you asking me that, why can't I do things on my own accord? Why should I let someone know when I'm gonna use the bathroom - it felt once more like an intrusion of my privacy.
I think Volkner had no ill will by doing these stuff. He seemed like a nice guy. But that being sad I still felt super uncomfortable that he entered my room without getting my permission and that he wanted to enter again and also not letting me be alone and doing my things. I rented that room, I should have the right to be undisturbed while I'm renting it out.
So just a further advice for Volkner: please text a person who stays at your place and ask for their permission to enter their room. If you just texted me sthing like 'Hey Sophie, I'm worried that the ashtray might be smelly, can I check it please?' would have been fine. Also if someone is renting your room, please just let them be and if not super necessary (like something is burning or i dont know) don't disturb them in this way because it's uncomfortable.
Other than that the flat is nice, clean, well located and all I said beforehand.