Just a couple of notes. Overall a decent stay. Let’s start with the good.
Vanessa was great. Quick to answer, knowledgeable, helpful and polite.
It’s very secure. You have a doorman, a key pad to get into the wing and then another keypad to get into your room. It’s a bit clumsy and redundant, honestly, but I’ll be damned if anyone gets inside that shouldn’t.
The view is lovely. So nice waking up in the morning and going outside to the patio to drink some coffee.
This leads me into the not-so-good.
The balcony is shared. You can make that out in the pictures, and I believe it says it in the description, but it’s shared with 3 other apartments. Before going to bed the first night, the couple next door to us decided to have a picnic on the patio, which is cute for them. But for us, we felt odd having a couple walking in and out the whole time and being able to look at us as they walk into their apartment. Great idea on paper, but honestly, it’s a crappy set up.
Also, the only way to get fresh air into the apartment is by opening the balcony door. Kind of inconvenient when someone might walk in on you at night if you need to leave it open which brings me to my next point…….
There is NO TEMPERATURE CONTROL. You are at the mercy of whoever is in control of it (whoever that is). And it was HOT for most of our stay. I am usually the kind of person who likes it warm when I sleep, but I woke up early the first night sweating to death. Then I went and opened the patio door for the rest of the night and halfway through the night woke up again freezing. No fan either.
The wifi. Damn. It was slow. And it would disconnect constantly. I did reach out to Vanessa (she’s great) and she gave me another wifi to use. Although the connection didn’t drop as much, the signal wasn’t as strong and so the speed was slower. I’d reconsider staying here if you plan on doing any work while here.
The rooms are very very tiny and they are filled with “stuff”. Not much room to move around as there’s a table and chairs and a bar and chairs and a closet and a tv stand and chairs etc etc etc. It was a bit too much “stuff” for such a small space. There was no place to put our bags. Very cluttered and although it all worked together because the space was modern, as an architect I always preach function over form.
There is only 1 trash can and it’s in the bathroom. Try throwing something away and you really don’t have the room for it.
The kitchen is nice for show but honestly not very useful. I think if they want to add one thing to the apartment (while removing the chairs and tables and etc), it would be an electric water boiler.
Ok, that’s all I can think of for now.
In all, the concept was nice and I’m sure it’s extremely marketable. With that said, the functionality of the apartment was poor and I probably would NOT stay here again. If it was a little cheaper, it might be worth the other inconveniences, but for the money, it might be worth finding something else more private. Good luck and happy BnBing!