I wish I could rate this flat twice, once for short and another for long stays.
If you're staying for a weekend, this flat is fine.
It's bigger than it looks in the photos, and it receives wonderful sunlight in the afternoon.
The location is great, near the metro station, the river, old town, etc.
The internet is reliable, the bed is comfortable, and the shower is good enough.
Apart from the kitchen not being sparkling clean, the rest was fine.
However, if you're staying for longer like I did, I can't recommend this place.
I have been staying in month-long stays in airbnbs for the past 6 months, and this flat wasn't
ready for that.
Kitchen was ok but missing a few utensils and appliances I've seen in other airbnbs,
and basic salt/pepper/oil.
The fridge makes maddening slurping sounds 20% of the time, I stopped buying
food that needed to be refrigerated so I could turn it off at night in order to sleep
without hearing protection.
The range hood (the metal thing on top of the stove that sucks up smoke and smells) is
weirdly connected in the building, so when neighbours would turn on their range hoods
every day, three things would happen:
- I'd hear their range hoods loudly inside my flat
- The smell of their cooking would get inside my flat, usually burnt oil and onions
- I could hear them talking
The only way to reduce the smell was to turn my own hood on, making even more noise.
Most days around 9-10pm, but sometimes as late as 1am, making it impossible to sleep.
I understand this is not exactly the flat owner's fault, but I can't recommend staying here.