So this isn’t a bad place at all. It is in a fantastic location and you can easily walk everywhere in the city. It’s very clean and small, but perfect for a few nights. I was debating on 3 or 4 stars, but I didn’t want to discourage people from staying here. The pictures really make it look bright but there are no windows and it has a distinct damp “basement” smell.
She also put in the house rules that it will cost €30 extra for cleaning to be placed in an envelope in cash in the house. I would’ve paid an extra €10 per night, no problem but I don’t like paying when it’s not through the platform. In the end, I ended up putting the money in the envelope because I didn’t want any problems and it was still worth the price to me.
It’s also very loud. It’s on a main street but it’s in a courtyard so I thought it would be ok. It doesn’t mention though that the building trash cans are right outside the door, so starting very early in the morning you hear all the neighbors dumping their trash in the bins.
Lastly, and most importantly, the security really needs to be improved. This part isn’t the host’s fault, but a kind of scary thing happened and someone tried to open my door and was yelling in the courtyard at 2am. People regularly prop the main door to the street open and someone clearly wandered into the courtyard and tried to make trouble. Luckily, the door was locked and he quickly gave up but it was definitely startling and left me scrambling for something heavy if he made it through the door. I didn’t say anything before I left, because again it wasn’t the host’s fault, but residents in the building should make sure the main door to the street is closed at night.