Pro-
•this is a very large apartment, definitely plenty of room for a large group or family.
•Location was fairly central and close to metro stops, restaurants and grocery.
•Nico is a friendly host and responsive.
•beds were comfy
•2 lifts/elevators make it pretty easy to get luggage up and down for check in/check out
Cons
•the apartment overall wasn’t super clean. There was splatter inside the microwave, the walls were scuffed up with marks and even shoe prints and lots of chipping paint and chipping trim on the cabinets etc. not terrible but definitely a little bit run down.
•there is definitely and issue with the drains, the bathroom sinks barely drain (super slowly so when you brush your teeth you can see everything you spit in the basin residue since it take 20 minutes+ to drain even a small amount) and theres an issue w the drain in the master shower as well. Overall added to the feeling that things weren’t super clean/sanitary so I just cut my shower super short because I was a little yucked out.
•kettle had something weird and chalky in it so there is no kettle and no coffee maker. I got instant coffee and warmed up water in the microwave but being a coffee lover, I found it a little bit of a downer.
•living room tv does not work, there is a working TV in the master bedroom, but its a relatively small computer monitor so, bear that in mind if that’s important to you-
•not that this is particularly important, but there are the remnants of unwatered/dried up plants. Just kind of odd. If they’re dead maybe just goss them-
•the aircon stopped working and by the morning of check out (day 2 for us) it was so hot it was making me nauseous. I opened the bedroom window. It was still pretty horrifyingly hot. If we had stayed longer this would have been an issue and I would have asked Nico to fix or help. Since we were checking out I just didn’t care so much
Overall:
The apartment size is impressive. Its overall comfy even though it doesn’t feel particularly sanity and not super luxurious- though to be fair the kitchen is lovely and other than some chipping/peeling of some of the cabinetry its in good shape. Kitchen is definitely well stocked for an extended stay-
The beds were comfy which counts for a lot. Nico is a good host. I would have loved a little cleaner apartment but overall its okay. If they made it a teeny bit homier it would seriously feel very luxurious but as it was, it fell a little short- still, Im not saying it was terrible. Just a few issues to keep in mind.