There are a number of things to address about this listing.
1. The NOISE. TOO OFTEN was I woken up at 9 or 10 am, and even at 1 O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING, BY THE SOUND OF A VACCUM. On top of that, the host has their family and friends over every single day for meals in the dinning/living area, and they are not quiet. It is also uncomfortable having extra people you don’t know around all the time when you’re in pjs. To top it off, there are rules about quiet hours listed in a laminated sheet of paper on the desk, and quiet hours were not respected. Host kept her TV on through 3-4 am on a very high volume (we share a wall), and her daughter is also inconsiderate of noise as she blasts music and makes lots of noise watching Tik toks at LATE hours with HER DOOR OPEN.
2. THE SMOKING. The hosts smoke cigarettes CONSTANTLY throughout the day. Coming from the US where smoking cigarettes is not as common, the smell makes it hard to breathe, especially when you’re living with it.
3. They have a dog. A loud ass dog that barks when people come in, or will growl at your door when you’re left alone in the house with it. He’s relatively small and doesn’t bite but just beware if you have pet allergies.
4. The bathroom was not cleaned often enough. I shared the bathroom with the hosts’ daughter and whatever family guests were coming in and out throughout the day. The counter would be dirty will marks for days at a time and the shower walls were never cleaned during the 2 weeks I was there. I know this because a strand of hair stayed in the corner every day.
5. It was super hot in the room and there was no fan.
6. Room is really small so a large luggage can only be kept spread out behind the door. There are drawers in the closet though.
7. Luggage drop off was NOT FREE, host required 10 EUROS CASH.
Some pros:
- decent price/night
- not far from train stations
- bed was fairly comfortable
- lots of food/restaurants in the area
- safe, only issue I had was that the key for the gate downstairs took a lot of jiggling to open it and that worried me at night
- room gets good light and a nice view
Overall, you get what you pay for. The less time you spend in the apartment, the less you’ll be bothered by the issues. It was a decent stay overall.