My girlfriend and I we stayed for one week at Paul's apartment, so I got quite an impression what it is like to spend some time there and now want to share some of my thoughts about it.

The host

Paul is a really good host, everything was unproblematic. Since he has been travelling seemingly all around the world, he has quite alot of stories to tell. He's also very familiar with Den Haag and it's surroundings so if you are ever in doubt what to do, he surely has an idea for you. Also he is definitely respecting your privacy, if you want to chat or discuss stuff he is there for you, but if you just want to relax in your room, he's not interrupting you. Half of the time he was out anyways so we had all of the apartment "for us". Keep in mind though, that there might be some other guests roaming around for he is offering multiple rooms at once.

The housing

Housing was okish, but some criticism has to be made here.

Plus: Fridge, microwave-oven, washing machine, wifi, everything is there and free to use. There is even a whirlpool bathtub which is in a second separate bathroom! Also, we got a bigger room than we rented, because it was unexpectedly free.

Neutral: The toilet is really small, it feels even smaller than you might already guessed from the picture. I am 185 cm tall and really slim and had quite some problems "putting" myself down onto the WC. But yeah, you don't want to spend your whole day there, do you?

Negative:

Unfortunately the rooms where quite a bit messy. I wouldn't quite say it was dirty, but clean is definitely something else. Actually I didn't mind that much about it, until I took a look again at the pictures Paul provides here when I was back home - sadly, the reality differs alot from that. It's somewhat fine if you're just staying for the night but you probably don't want to spend more time in there (which you do not intend to do, but still ...).

At last, the neighbourhood

It seems to be some kind of "immigrants quarter" (no offense intended); sometimes it got quite loud on the streets but other than that nothing bad happened. A plus it that tram stations and a supermarket can easily be reached by foot.

Closing thoughts

Would like to give five stars, but considering the deficits of the housing (which alone I would rate a 3) I can only give 4 stars - Paul makes up for those. If I ever come back to visit the Netherlands, I would surely consider staying with him again.