Our stay at Sam's place was great. The place itself is modern yet cozy. The location is lovely. It is in a charming neighbourhood, in a street tucked away from traffic but close enough to be in walking distance to a bunch of bakeries, restaurants, and points of interest. It's also minutes walk from Rato station (super helpful!) and a grocery store. Getting in the place went smoothly. Just a couple of keypads in which he gave us instructions to a few days before checking in. Along with these instructions, he provided us with suggestions on where to eat, where to go, and what to do. All were very helpful!
He made sure we had everything we might need easily accessible. Did I mention we were a group of two young families with children ages 4, 3, 2, 1?! When we arrived at the place, he had two baby cribs already set up in each room and a high chair in the dining. There were pencil crayons for the toddlers. His place also came with maps and city guide books which we used.
The apartment is on the first floor so it might be a bit tricky getting strollers/prams up and down a flight of stairs, but since we were two families, the dads took care of the lifting. Also, the sidewalk is quite narrow when you exit the main door so you just have to be extra mindful if you have a very energetic toddler eager to run outside! The building walls and floors are not very soundproof so we kept the children upstairs at night to keep the chatter and footsteps away from the neighbours downstairs. Sam was incredibly understanding.
Sam also replies right away to your messages if you need to get a hold of him, even if it's in the middle of the night. But you would hardly ever need to because the place is fully equipped with everything you might possibly need..from laundry to cooking needs, everything is available! There are fans and heaters for use, a shopping buggy, clothes drying rack, umbrella for rainy days. There is even a bottle of wine waiting in the fridge!
Overall we really did enjoy our stay. Sam even offered us late check out which we really appreciated. He made it so easy that we are able to manage well with the children and have a really enjoyable vacation. Thank you so much Sam!