When I first met Daniela to get the keys, I learned that her dream was to open a bed and breakfast in the countryside some day. Well, if this stay was any indication, she can safely stop dreaming and just go ahead and do it already because I am convinced it would be an instant success. In fact, I don't even care where it is located—I would visit based on reputation for the hospitality, furnishings, and quality alone!
During the month's stay, a realtor put up a new listing for an apartment in the same building. Do I have $500k just casually lying around for a one-bedroom in Stockholm? I checked under the very comfortable couch, but no. However, that didn't stop the siren song of Daniela's apartment from making me spend a whole night thinking about how it might be possible to live in this building full-time. It sang of its fantastic location within minutes from Fridhemsplan and Rådhuset, easy walks to anything you can think of, elegant mix of classic and modern architecture, and floor plans that IKEA catalog designers would go crazy over.
Ok, I'm getting swept up all over again—phew.
Returning to the Airbnb renter's perspective for a second: the lighting is great, the bed is comfortable, the bathroom and kitchen are very modern, there is a dishwasher(!!) and microwave(!!), the internet is blazing fast, the communal laundry is easy and accessible, food delivery can easily get in the building and leave your food by the door, and the space is overall very functional. If I had to find anything wrong with the place (and I do mean literally anything), it would be that the bathroom sink is on the smaller side as a constraint of the layout. But that being literally the only "problem" I can actually think of after an entire month should tell you how solid this listing is.
So yeah, thanks to Daniela for a wonderful stay! I couldn't recommend her place more, and am now back to plotting how I will amass millions of SEK so that one day, I *can* call that realtor when she posts a new listing in the building! Please check in on me after *checks watch* 90 years or so.