A small apartment put together with love. Nice floorboards, and interesting wall features. Plenty of towels and hot water. Nice to have a sitting area and the kettle was appreciated for british tea drinkers. The owners were very responsive on the booking, and the number code works very well for entry and exit to the building.
However for £70 per night, which is approaching hotel prices, the standard probably could do with being a little bit less domestic in quality (for example in the fixtures and fittings and services offered). The shower certainly needs to be changed soon as it is not up to standard anymore - rusty shower heads, broken display and doors that do not slide on their fixings well. The front door lock to the room is unreliable and handle broken. The bed is pretty uncomfortable and low down for those who have trouble bending. Details like this that would be taken care of in a hotel for similar prices.
However, the main downside of this apartment is the noise after hours. We stayed midweek so we cannot comment on weekend noise. On Tuesday night the bars were not open, so it was limited in disturbance to those passing, but on wednesday night the bar across from the apartment was open and we had noise and music from those on the street until 2am. The owners have done a good job in putting in double glazing to mitigate the noise, but we were still disturbed until 2am when the party goers went home. Some drunken people also came into the building noisily later on, which you can hear from the room as they climb the stairs. It is also possible to hear footfall and voices in the apartment above, as well as other services such as running taps and the toilet flushing since the toilet stack from the rooms above goes through the room. None of this is the owners' fault - it is just a feature of the way the flat is made and so those who want quieter times after 11pm should perhaps consider staying somewhere else. However thank you to Teresa and Bernardo for hosting us.