The decorating in this room was absolutely amazing and wonderful. I also appreciated that there was free laundry and that the host had provided coffee and other foodstuffs for travelers.
That being said, there were also some major flaws with this room which would cause me to not want to return.
1. The bed. While the lofted bed seems to be a good idea, and in fact this was what drew us to the room in the first place, the actual implementation of the bed was a near disaster. It was incredibly difficult to get up and down, it required shoes because the ladder steps were so small that they cut into your feet as you tried to ascend, It was rickety and squeaky and we were afraid that it was going to fall down, and the worst point was that there was a large bolt which seriously scraped our knees as we went up the ladder, drawing blood. While the loft bed is a cool concept, I believe that travelers would be much more comfortable in this room if the host removed the loft bed and instead installed a nice mattress from IKEA or elsewhere.
2. We did not realize that this apartment would be hosting multiple travelers. While this ordinarily would be fine, we were not aware of it in the first place, and worst of all, we were not provided a key to lock our room despite asking for one. On one evening, when returning to the apartment late at night, we found the front door wide open – – another traveler had left it open for who knows how long. I did not feel that my belongs were safe in this apartment. I feel that each visitor should have their own key to their own room.
3. Mosquitoes. I lost sleep on several nights because of the annoying mosquitoes flying around my head. This apartment would benefit from some screens on the doors and windows.
4. The mattresses were lumpy, thin, and Uncomfortable, and Consisted of two small twin mattresses pushed together covered with one sheet.. The bottom sheet kept coming off in the middle of the night.