I wanted to love this place— but I couldn’t. First the pluses: Excellent, hip location! I felt very safe and like a local among adorable restaurants and bars. The apartment had enough towels and pots and pans, and also good lighting for reading, etc. The windowed area in the photos seemed very charming—at first. This is where the pluses ended for me.
1. The person who checked me in was polite, but very anxious when speaking about thieves and the possibility of locking myself out of the apartment. He didn’t crack a smile once. Strange!
2. The apartment is much smaller than it looks in the photos— including the window seat area, where there was not room for even a petite woman like me to put her legs when seated.
3. There was nowhere to hang a bag or coat, no dressers or closets (only unfinished crate-like shelves), no soap dish in the shower, so I had to put it on the gross floor, no coffee filters or single French press, no paper towels or napkins.
4. The sheets on the bed weren’t fitted so they kept sliding off to reveal a bare mattress (I.e. no bed bug covers)— which I found annoying and unhygienic.
I’m sorry to be such a downer about a place that seemed great, but I haven’t been this disappointed with a rental in a long time and thought I’d warn others. If you don’t mind any of these things, then it’s a decent value and an excellent location. Just not very accommodating or comfortable, by my standards.
NOTE: The host was very gracious about my suggestions and I do believe will take them to heart!