Maamoun is a charming and very attentive host. We stayed in his flat for five weeks. This studio apartment (it’s not a one-bedroom) is located in a beautiful building on a charming street in Geneva’s elegant Champel neighborhood. For Fr 15 a day, we had our own private parking space in front of the building, but often used the number 3 bus which stops right around the corner and takes you downtown, to the train station and to many useful connections. The living room is decorated in Asian style, with mostly ornate furniture but a lovely modern dining table with six chairs and a matching TV table. The TV is large and offered many channels. The large bed (seemed king size) is a pull-out but nevertheless comfortable - we left it open all the time. In addition, there is a couch but it’s also a pull-out and not very comfortable. The room is bright and well lit, with large windows and a door that opens onto a small terrace with another 6-seat table and comfortable chairs plus a quiet grassy area. The bathroom is generously sized, with a bidet and a high-sided bathtub and portable showerhead with good pressure. The kitchen was the weak point for us. Half the size of the bathroom, it had an oldfashioned three-burner electric stove, a sink with a draining board, absolutely no counter space, and a small counter-height fridge. There was a small round table. On the plus side, it had a window onto the terrace but when opened one could not open the fridge! The building’s basement has excellent washing machines ( took three 1-fr coins) and a powerful heated drying closet. I cannot stress enough how gracious Maamoun and Irina were, kindly offering us kitchenware that we needed and even some space in their own fridge for a cooked dish that needed chilling overnight. Irina and I even exchanged samples of our homemade baked goods. In sum, Maamoun’s flat is ideal for short stays or, for for longer stays if you don’t plan on spending much time cooking.