Cons: the building is run like a hotel with apartment rentals. There is only ONE check in clerk at the reception for the entire building. When we arrived, we were forced to wait 15-20 minutes before we could check in because the family ahead of us was asking a ton of questions about directions and local recommendations. This was incredibly frustrating and tiring for my older parents. When we spoke up, the family was rude to us, and the clerk told us to wait. Needless to say, this ruined our experience quite a bit. Also, only one key is given at check in, but it’s needed for everything including the building entrance and electricity. So a family can’t easily “split up” with just one key. Every time we tried to approach the reception for a second key, there was again a long line of people, so we just gave up. Finally, it is pretty loud in the hallways at night (because the building is full of tourists who basically don’t care).
Pros: the apartment is exceptionally clean. The location is great. And it is very good value. That said, given the above, we would not come back here again.