Charlotte picked me up at the bus terminal and brought me to her charming house "in the jungle". The house looks like a cross between a wooden cottage and a museum, as her husband, Kurt, is quite the collector!

The room looked exactly like in the photo, and had everything I needed. The shared bathroom was quite roomy. There was a nice breakfast of muesli, fruit, yoghurt and toast included, and Charlotte was easy to talk to and good at providing directions and any help necessary.

Despite the fact that the house is surrounded by foliage, and very quiet (at the end of a long driveway) it's only about 10 minutes walk to a string of budget take-out restaurants, and a few minutes more to supermarkets and the Art Deco downtown. Wish I could have stayed longer!