I stayed for 3 weeks in Berty's places and had a good stay. I would say Berty's place is particularly perfect for a shorter stay, but to make a good decision, I have listed the pros and cons as I experienced them:
Pros:
- Location. It does not get better than this if you want to stay in downtown Rotterdam. The metro stop is practically in front of the door and you can walk to various highlights in the city. The place is on a busy road but because there is first a bike lane and a parking spots, it is not super noisy (there is obviously general city sounds).
- the apartment is unique (original decorations) and spacious, especially for this price.
- Communication. Berty quickly responded to messages and the check in was very easy due to a lock box on the front door.
Cons:
- The apartment is originally meant for a store and as a result, has store front windows. The main bedroom is upstairs and has lots of windows that do not have blinds and cannot open. So it is warm and very bright. The second bedroom is slightly darker but has no windows either and no blinds. The entire place gets warm because there is only one big window that can open and two small windows.
- Construction. A huge construction project is happening (June 2019) right behind the building. Construction noise starts at 6:30 on week days.
- Mosquitos. I am originally from the Netherlands but have never seen such big mosquitos before. They were such a problem for me and my 4yo son that we bough a mosquito net. We were there in June.
- Kitchen. The kitchen will do for a short stay but is small and minimally equipped.