The location is perfect! It is very close to Plaza Mayor/sol and downtown. Great access to subway and public transportation.
Kristian's place had a few issues that I wanted to note because these small things affected us and hopefully he is able to remedy them to make other guest experience a much more enjoyable experience.
Pros:
- Great location! Close to great restaurants, fast food, public transportation and very close to the 24/7 Market and Lidl.
- Clean apartment with ample space for two people for European standards.
- Seemed like a pretty safe neighborhood
- Access to bike share directly across from his apartment
Cons:
-The mattress he had in the room was not a queen size bed as he stated in his review. I'm a 6ft tall person and my fiance is 5 ft tall. It was difficult for us to both sleep on the bed together and eventually we ended up with one sleeping on the couch outside and one sleeping on the bed because it wasn't comfortable to both be sleeping on the bed. It's not a queen but a Twin/Double size. Also, the mattress, which is from Ikea, was extremely Firm. It felt as if you were sleeping on a hard floor and it was very uncomfortable.
- The sheets on the bed, which were also from Ikea, seemed like they were used over and over again after each stay - they were very rough and it felt as if you were sleeping on sandpaper. Kristian should consider replacing his sheets because they have reach their lifetime of use.
- The towels and extra bedsheets he had had bleach stains. This isn't really professional and I wouldn't give it to my guests if they are paying me to stay at my place. I would also provide extra towels just in case as well instead of one set.
- Kristian wasn't around and it seemed like if he's not around, the attention to detail and requests aren't so quick. The first night, we wanted to make coffee and wash some of our clothes. There was no Detergent and no coffee. It was empty from the previous guest. Whoever cleaned the apartment previously should take proper inventory and refurnish items that are empty.
- The hot water seems to run out pretty quickly and we brought it to the attention of the person who was looking after Kristian's place. If you are taking a hot shower for anything greater then 5 minutes, the next person who is going to shower will realize that there is no longer any hot water left. We had to limit our hot showers to less than 5 minutes so everyone had enough hot water left.
- The shower did not drain properly either. I had to stand on the second platform in the shower because the bathroom shower was filling up with water and not quickly draining. When I let Kristian know the first time, he had someone come and put something down the drain but that didn't do anything. I sent a message to Kristian but he didnt respond until a day later but did not offer to have his handyman come fix it again.
I'm giving this four out of five stars only because overlooking these issues, the place was still neat and clean and in a good location. If Kristian can address those issues listed above, I think it could deserve 5/5 stars.