I made sure to read the reviews before staying here and most of what others say are true.
TRANSPORTATION-The location-transportation wise is great. It’s right around the corner from the train and buses are running constantly on the street. It is a bit crowded and there’s always people traffic because of the location. There’s a whole bunch of restaurants everywhere and there’s a little bit of everything, it’s just about finding what you prefer. There’s a note when you arrive that states if you say you’re staying upstairs you get 20% off your order at the cafe downstairs, but they didn’t honor it when I stated anything. My fav restaurant was Kakki Katsu around the corner!
PROS-Location. Communication was excellent, we had check in issues as the cleaning lady left the wrong key in the box so that was easily solved. Habib also had to have a plumber come to the flat as the previous renter messed up the toilet and didn’t make him aware of it. He contacted us and kept us in the loop of when they would be arriving and around what time it would be fixed. He was very accommodating.
CONS-No basic essentials other than towels. There could’ve been more kitchen essentials like paper towels, aluminum foil to use the oven etc. The radiators were hard to work as every time you would twist the know, the top piece would fall off. The bed was soooooo uncomfortable, it seemed like an old mattress with springs in them. I had a spring digging into my ribs the entire time so I didn’t get much sleep.
FLAT-checking in was easy, but those stairs are no joke. I counted 50 total stairs so please take this into consideration. I read reviews stating it was on the 3rd floor, but it’s realistically the 5th floor & carrying 50lb luggage’s up them wasn’t easy. The layout was completely different from the pictures listed. The bathroom mirror is a square tile big and about 5.5ft in the air, can’t see much with it other than just your face. I had to get ready sitting on the floor in between the dressers in the bedroom as the mirror was placed between them on the floor. It was very inconvenient and difficult tbh. I read reviews it was quite noisy, but I underestimated how noisy it would be. It’s as if the door to the outside didn’t exist, the noise came right through so get earplugs!
All in all, this place was a good location for transportation & food wise. It’s a good stay for a few days, but a few things could be improved, especially the bed.