Our host made us feel welcome but I wouldn't describe the apartment as a Luxury Open space. It is nicely designed and has been recently updated stylishly in an Ikea mode. The apartment is not luxurious though and while close to a lot of interesting cultural sites the general location is not particularly appealing or well kept though it doesn't feel unsafe. There is practically non-stop traffic on the street and lots of dog poop and garbage around the area. It is a good solution for a couple but we wouldn't recommend it for more than two guests as there is no privacy with the open loft and the sofa bed in the living room. The guest in the living room is at a disadvantage as the bed is the couch and the room is to be shared, used and is a pass through during the day. We prefer to cook most of our meals in and found the kitchen very basic and missing key elements such as a dishwasher, certain pots and pans, and it could use a larger pull-out table for more work space and eating as there would be plenty of room. Basic cooking foods such as coffee and oil/vinegar, salt, etc was great. The kitchen has lots of light but the shades pull up from the bottom and passersby can see in so there isn't much privacy if you want light. The living room has a low ceiling because of the loft above but it looks out onto a cute patio with grill and table for meals outside. November is too cold and wet for that so that limited the space we could use for the three of us.