I really wanted to like this place, but it was just not good value-for-money, and I would categorically suggest others to stay away from Jyoti’s place. To be fair, let’s start with the positives. The place is spacious, there’s a lot of natural light in the dining and living rooms, and it was located close to key transport links. The view is also pretty from the balcony.
On the negative side, the place was just downright uncomfortable. I travelled in June. While I don’t expect there to be air conditioning, I think it’s reasonable to expect some way to appropriately mitigate the heat. While keeping the windows open, there was no real cross-breeze — there was little circulation. The space fan is about the size of an electric kettle and offers no respite. After telling her about how uncomfortable I was, Jyoti provided me with a cooler, which was smaller than the initial fan and worked no better. While only the first two days were unseasonably hot in Geneva, the temperature of the flat was problematic for four to five of the eight days.
The Wifi was effectively unusable. I have stayed in a number of other older flats in Geneva and never encountered the lack of Internet speed as I did here. There is no Wifi connection in the bedroom, where I was recommended to use my own hotspot for the Internet (although I had none), and where the Wifi is strongest, at the dining table, it is temperamental during peak usage periods to the point that it cuts out completely or slows down every 5-10 minutes. Even a few feet away, on the living room couch, it is not usable. Do not expect to be able to call/video chat your loved ones back home, or do any sort of real work beyond sending email in the flat.
This is personal preference, but the bed (and the couch) is quite firm and uncomfortable and the pillows are flat and unsupportive. I did not sleep well for a single night while I was here, but didn't realize how bad I was sleeping until I moved to another flat. It is also quite loud outside on weekends, with street noise in particular. On Friday and Saturday (and to a lesser extent on Thursday and Sunday), there were people drinking and yelling until about 1-2am, which you will hear if you’re trying to keep the windows open for a breeze.
I cannot recommend this place as I just don’t think this flat is good value for the price. To be fair, I accept that certain circumstances (e.g., heat) were situational and out of Jyoti’s control. While simple and inexpensive fixes (e.g., an appropriate sized fan, a stronger Wifi plan or changing wireless router placement, better bedding, mattress pad, and pillows) could make for a comfortable guest experience at this price point, I would still think twice about choosing this Airbnb.
In ~10 years of using Airbnb 40+ times in 20+ countries on 6 continents, this was unambiguously the most negative Airbnb experience I've ever had, to the point that it was the only Airbnb I've enquired about leaving early. I would not recommend it.