Good location problematic host
I need to split my review into two parts. The first part is about the apartment itself and the second part is about my experience with the host.
The apartment is as shown on the pictures. It is located in a nice neighborhood very close to the market and you will find plenty of shops, restaurants and sights in walking distance. The apartment should be usually quiet since it is on the second floor. The only thing which I didn’t like was the smelly drain from the bathroom sink. I avoided that by simply leaving the black plastic plug always on and using the kitchen sink, so it wasn’t a big issue for me.
The unfortunate part of my stay here was a huge construction site, ranging roughly 200 meters and only 30 meters away from the place where the streets were being cracked open. In general, there was a very loud noise from compressors and heavy machinery from latest 8 am to 6pm. This occurred on 6 of the 10 days of my stay. I booked 4 days before my arrival and asked the host whether the construction is still going on. She told me that I should not worry, and that the construction site moved on to another area. I was offered another room in an office building to work in so that I could escape the noise. For me that was not enough, and I asked for a partial refund at the end which was declined.
I leave it up to you to judge the situation. Also, you might want to ask yourself whether you want to support a host who treats her guests like this. Because even if she didn’t know about the construction site (she works 5 minutes away from the place), she did not care after I told her about the construction.