I stayed at Lucia’s place for almost 3 months (84 nights); my general conclusion would be that her place is a good one for short-term stays, but not as good for long-term stays as there are many restrictions. There are few things that people should bear on mind when booking her room for longer terms. Here I list + vs. -
PLUSES (+):
PLACE: clean place, with cleaning service included. Cleaning lady was very freindly and respectful. Bedsheets and towels were provided as promised. Breakfast was also included (for “buts” please see below).
FLEXIBILITY: Host showed some degree of flexibility in problematic situations (please see “other notes”).
MINUSES (-):
BREAKFAST: quite a monotonic & non-diverse & not very nutritious to my taste. It included yogurt, cereals, coffee/tea, bread, jam and butter. Yogurt was also same each day (until I asked for a change).
WI-FI: Extremely poor connection in the room. Additional unpleasant experience for me was that she didn’t do anything to improve the connection despite the fact I mentioned and complained several times.
LAUNDRY: Prior booking the place, I asked if there was a laundry available, and was told that yes. However, it wasn’t mentioned that laundry is actually available only on Wednesdays mornings. For someone who isn’t there for a holiday, and has a work/study obligations, this only option isn’t very good one. My disappointment was that she didn’t inform beforehand. The positive thing in this situation was the compromise of using her washing machine, but still with restrictions which were: using the washing machine every second week, only on Sunday mornings, and no more than one machine, and only if it was full; or two machines if drier isn’t used.
GUESTS: There is an additional charge if you want a friend/spouse/partner to stay over. The price is 30 € per person per night.
OTHER NOTES:
COMPENSATION: In order to compensate for the restrictions described above, I was allowed to have two friends on a same weekend for two nights free of charge (compensation of 120 €; for comparison: my total costs for renting her place were 4864,69 € for 84 nights).
CONCLUSION: Host’s overall approach wasn’t welcoming. Price is too high for the services she provides (or doesn’t provide). With all those restrictions, the room should be far cheaper.
I wouldn’t recommend the place for long-term stays. Based on my experience, longest period for stay without any problems/complications would be mostly a month.
Please have also on mind that Geneva isn’t a big city, so distance wouldn’t be a problem no matter where one stays.
I hope this review will help and guide people in choosing their accommodation. My aim is fair prices, fair accommodation, fair treatment for all parts involved.
Respectfully,
Jasmina