I write reviews based on 4 things that I would like to read before booking a place.
1) Location
Pros: it is close to main attractions such as the flower clock (10 minutes walk), water jet (20 minutes walk), old town and Saint Pierre cathedral (16 minutes walk) and train station (5 minutes walk). it is less than 15 minutes from the airport.
Cons: few times coming back to the apartment after 9 pm, I saw people doing drugs in front of the building or Inside. To be fair, Nobody did anything to me and the host said I should have told her so she could call the cops.
2) Place
Pros: It is big and seemed clean. I could use the kitchen. But I ended up buying food almost everyday day. Got addicted to croissant.
Cons: I was asked to not lock my room.If this a house rule, it should say in the listing description. It made me feel like I was doing something wrong for locking my door. Nothing to hide but I like privacy.
3) Wi-Fi
It was fast and stable. This is important to me since o work homeoffice.
4) Host
She seemed really nice. I didn’t have my luggage for 2 days, and she offered me her clothes.
But sometimes I felt unease with some of her comments/questions like “are you escaping from something from USA (since I am traveling around Europe for 2 months). or that my energy was not good. I explained that I was feeling off since airport lost my luggage, then I saw addicts inside of the building entrance, or the elevator not working for a week… like these things kind set us off. But I did my best to be cordial and easy going.
I am writing this on my review bc even thought the location was near everything I wanted, I didn’t feel comfortable with the don’t lock your door request & few comments. If I Have known that, I would not book this place.