For the most part, this was a wonderful and conveniently located place to stay. Mark was a very friendly and accommodating host, and the room itself is spacious, well-outfitted, and comfortable. However, I cannot recommend the room unless you do not intend to shower during your stay here. I had read all the previous reviews of shower issues and assumed that it would be fine, as I am used to small European living spaces. However, you really don't realize how important a nice warm shower is after a long day of walking around the city in the cold until it's missing. Space (the whole shower area measures ~3 sq. ft) is the least of the problems here. For starters, the entire shower apparatus is mounted to the wall in a loose, precarious way that feels like it could be completely knocked off by an accidental bump. It was also not the cleanest shower, as there was grime and mold growing in the cracks.
The biggest issue of all is the water system itself. It may be due to the age of the building, but I do not believe the shower has both hot and cold water plumbing. Instead, they have an exterior system installed in the shower that appears to heat water in a small tank based on your selected settings, then mix the hot water with cold water before pumping it through the showerhead. In theory, this is fine, but the particular system installed is incredibly ineffective. Any small, micro-adjustment in temperature causes the system to cycle between freezing cold and boiling hot water for a minute before the water is successfully mixed and the temperature re-stabilizes. Furthermore, there is the option to choose water pressure, but the system MUST be run on "Eco" mode or lower (which is pretty poor water pressure) if you want any hope of establishing a stable temperature. On the first day, I attempted to run the shower at high water pressure and spent about 5 minutes freezing/scalding before giving up. It took about 15 minutes total of adjusting the temperature before I realized that I had to wait a considerable amount of time between each adjustment to re-establish the water temperature. In fact, there should probably be an instruction guide provided on how to successfully operate the shower within this very narrow framework. I understand that this type of shower system may be necessary due to the age of the building, but I have to believe a more effective one exists than the one currently installed.