Pros:
- Great location near transit, cafes, restaurants
- Spacious apartment with two dedicated working areas (one with awkward
power access), great for two people working
- Well decorated, comfortable, bright, and airy
- Well stocked kitchen
Cons:
- We arranged for late checkin since our flights got in late: the host said that was fine, but on our arrival day he said we had to pick up keys from a shop that was a 10 minute walk from the apartment. Really not great when we were carrying multiple heavy pieces of luggage across cobblestones at midnight. Had we known about this checkin procedure, we would've booked a different place.
- The listing said the unit has a TV. There was no TV (later confirmed by host). There appeared to be a TV in disrepair that we found sitting behind a living room door.
- After we arrived, the host informed us that there were houseplants that needed regular watering and asked us to give them 1L of water each day. We didn't expect the airbnb to come with daily chores, and the responsibility of caring for someone else's plants wasn't great.
- The host asked to visit the apartment the day after we arrived: this made us feel uncomfortable since we had booked the entire apartment. When we asked why, the host explained this was to show us around since he wasn't there for checkin: when we explained that we had settled ourselves in, we'd have difficulty making time to meet him, and we weren't comfortable having people enter the apartment with our unattended belongings, the host ended up not coming by.
- Many stairs to reach the apartment, but we were prepared for this (we saw this mentioned in other reviews).
Overall, Michael's place is quite nice. It's a great space that's comfortable to stay in. The listing was simply not accurate regarding contents of the apartment, the checkin procedure, or the chores that came with the listing. This could be the right place for someone who knows what to expect and finds watering plants to be relaxing. We would've booked a different place had we known what we were getting (particularly for checkin).