Pros:
- the apartment is clean, tidy, very well kept!
- the bed is comfortable
- the room is quiet and has a balcony - great for fresh air and light
- the wifi is fast
- I was kindly offered to use the oils, condiments, coffee machine and hot chocolate in the kitchen
- the location is amazing: walking distance to International Geneva with all it's international organizations and NGOs etc. AND also walking distance to the main train station (cornavin) AND a short tram ride from the historical center
- there are many restaurants from all over the world on rue de Lausanne (5/10 min walk) There's Eritrean, Persian, Korean, Japanese, Ethiopian...!
Cons:
- I was not expecting this host. Since Kaat is the person who rents this place and the description said I would be sharing the apartment with "one person," I looked at Kaat's profile and it was important for me that she was a woman, as I was a woman travelling alone. I was informed once I booked that my host was actually Patricia. That was fine with me and Patricia was lovely to me. I would have liked to know before.
When I got to the apartment I discovered that I would be sharing the apartment with Patricia and her partner Pierre, a man. Again, it turned out to be fine and they were both polite and helpful but I would have wanted to know before. The apartment is big enough to share with two other people and both hosts are out at work most of the day. I was just quite taken aback when I found out that things were not as written on the description.
- The hosts smoke. They do this on the balcony and in the kitchen. I would have liked to know before booking as I am personally very sensitive to smoke. There are air fresheners around the house but it was in the kitchen that I did not enjoy spending time due to the smell.
These two cons weigh quite heavily for me *personally*, which is why I put three stars. Otherwise it would have been definitely been 5 stars because everything else was fantastic.