The location is great, the apartment is architecturally beautiful. However, it’s an apartment with potential that is run down and not taken care of.
The apartment wasn’t clean on arrival - there was dust, glass pieces on the floor, ash stains on furnitures, smell of smoke indoors, a lipstick stain in the bathroom and mold in the shower. We had to wipe off surfaces to be able to put things there. One of the hosts argued that it was clean but we eventually got a cleaner who spent 2-3 hours cleaning and managed to get rid of the worst of it.
We had to take our indoor cats to the veterinarian after our stay for medication because they got a mite infestation, something they’ve never had before.
Old kitchen equipment was tossed into the cabinets next to cleaning products and trash can. The dishwasher was in unusable condition due to smell and dirt.
We booked this place for smart working and decent internet, which the host was made aware of before booking. However there was something wrong with the electricity wiring and the main power shutdown several times during our stay, even during daytime when nothing except two laptops was on. This turned out to be a known issue by the younger host… It directly affected several of my work meetings.
The water is also somehow connected to the electricity, so the first time this happened we were without water until we got an answer from the host how to ‘fix it’ the next day.