I am sorry that I have to leave a negative review about Micol's apartment. The apartment itself is beautifully designed and in a good location. However, what the pictures did not show is that there is heavy construction going on in the courtyard the apartment opens to and in the adjacent apartment. (This is a very old building with major renovations underway in one of Micol's other units.) After reading another negative review about this, I messaged Micol in September expressing my concerns about noise. She assured me that the work would be finished and the place would be quiet when we arrived in November. This turned out to be completely untrue. There was loud noise from workers, hammers, and occasional power equipment that began somewhere between 8:45am and 10:00am and continued all day. The main source of light into the apartment was covered in dark brown paper, but you could still see workers very close by in the courtyard, on a roof, etc. So our sense of privacy was severely compromised, which another review had also complained about. Micol said she was sorry, but this does not make up for the fact that we were given inaccurate information and how disappointed we were. She did a beautiful job designing the apartment for sure. The interior was pleasant and clean and would have been a great place to spend time during the day if it had not been made rather dark and almost unbearably noisy due to the construction. When we returned at night and it was quiet, we enjoyed it very much.