Up until the time we were leaving Paul and Emilie’s beautiful flat, we could not have been more pleased.
What had been heaven on earth turned into a nightmare when we wheeled our two large bags and two carry-on bags to the elevator. For the only time in five days, the elevator was not working. We had to drag our bags down a narrow and winding staircase. Although we are in remarkably good shape for our ages, it was really tough.
So what was SO great about the apartment. First of all, Paul and Emilie are genuinely Superhosts in every sense of the term, both AirBnB’s meaning and any other you could come up with. Without my requesting anything, Paul left us two freshly baked chocolate croissants. He left us plenty of pods for the Tassimo coffeemaker, a large bottle of orange juice , yogurt, butter, and all condiments in the refrigerator. Cereal, granola, and other dried items, and every imaginable cooking utensil are in the flat. The range and oven, refrigerator/freezer, dishwasher, and washer/dryer all are high quality and fully functioned. The shower is on the small side, but I am very large. The bed is equal to an American King size.
The apartment could not possibly be better located. All the best restaurants are a short walk. A very nice Joker convenience store is a minute from the front entrance, around the corner from the baker. It carries high quality whatever you might want, including Tassimo coffee pods.
The opera is roughly a 15-20 minute walk down Rådhusgata one way, the Nobel Peace Center and City Hall is 15-20 minutes the other way. Everything else is closer. The #12 tram stops in front, so public transit could not be more convenient.