Nadiia’s apartment is absolutely stunning like the photos show. Her taste, from the gorgeous furniture and kitchen appliances to the tile floors to the choice of silverware, is impeccable. But the apartment doesn’t have AC and is really too hot to stay in the summer. We spent one sleepless night and took advantage of her generous cancellation policy to move to a hotel. We tried opening the windows at night, but there’s a bar downstairs and people were out til 2am or later.
Arriving to the apartment was also a major pain. Lera, Nadiia’s cohost, messaged us the night before our arrival to coordinate check-in, but when we replied in the morning we didn’t hear anything for 4 hours. We arrived on our train as scheduled and showed up at the address but had no idea what to do. The phone number on file was inaccurate and we had no way to get in touch. We waited on the scorching street for an hour, asking neighbors in the building for help. When Lera finally arrived, she was lovely and super kind, but it was a gnarly start to our stay.
It would be great to have someone on premises to coordinate check-in, or to figure out how self check-in could work here.