The apartment is truly lovely. The patio provides outside light throughout the day. It is very nicely furnished. The washer/dryer works well. We did not use the kitchen, other than the refrigerator, and so cannot comment on that, but the equipment is generally of high quality. The apartment is very secure; there is an attentive doorman 24 hours and we never felt unsafe walking around the neighborhood. There are several good restaurants, cafe's or bars within a 5-15 minute walk. The beds are good, perhaps a bit too firm for some people, and are standard size, as advertised. There is a TV, but access is to Netflix, not to cable. We had wanted to watch the World Cup, but ended up watching a lot of the Merli Netflix series and enjoyed it a lot -- a wash, I guess! Generally quiet. Overall, we found the apartment beautiful, reasonably spacious, and very functional. I would definitely recommend it and would happily stay there again.