This is a lovely apartment, small, but light and charming. There’s even a cute little balcony. The pictures on the listing make the property look bigger than it actually is. It’s not located in the most exciting area of Stockholm, but it’s residential and peaceful, and the apartment is barely five minutes walk from a metro station that takes you into the city centre very quickly. Pricewise it’s at the higher end of what you would normally pay for an Airbnb, and that’s why we were even more disappointed with some aspects of our stay.
We’d been looking forward to watching Swedish TV, but the TV wasn’t working. When we pointed this out to Fredrik he said that’s why it wasn’t included in the apartment amenities - but it actually was included, very clearly.
The other disappointment were the sleeping arrangements - Fredrik was expecting two people, there was bedding there for two (though only one small pillow each, which wasn’t great). The bedroom is tiny with a single bed, it’s also clearly described as a single in the listing for the flat. It’s perfectly fine for one person, but far too small for two. This shouldn’t be a problem because there’s a large sofa bed in the living room. Except there were no instructions on how to open it - we spent ages trying, and couldn’t work it out at all. Fredrik sent round someone from his company to look at it for us - that person couldn’t figure it out either. So one of us spent two nights sleeping on the couch - really uncomfortable. This could be sorted out easily - it just needs better communication - an explanation or a few pictures on how to use the sofa bed.
All in all a lovely apartment with potential, but Fredrik needs to communicate better. Velislav and Janet.