Unfortunately the cleanliness of the apartment really let it down and disappointed us. The host was there cleaning on arrival as the professional cleaners had let them down. The apartment was not fresh and clean as we expected and the bed sheets did not smell freshly laundered which made us so uncomfortable that we actually took off the pillow cases and rewashed them in the machine on arrival (hanging them on radiators to dry). In doing so we discovered hair on the pillows which were old, yellow-stained and lumpy. These should have been replaced a long time ago!
In general the apartment was handy; good location (3 mins south of where it’s shown on the map) which made it easy to get to and from the old town centre each day. The bathroom and kitchen were spacious and easy to use and the shower in particular was fabulous! There were some nice additional touches such as water in the fridge and DVDs to watch which we liked.
The place just isn’t as fresh and clean as pictured; it’s a little run down and the bed sheets and pillows are old and yellowed. Everything needs a little freshening up and TLC. This is our only criticism but cleanliness is important to us so this did make our whole stay quite uncomfortable.
We did however get to meet the nice host briefly, who offered us some great tips on places to visit outside of the main city centre. He really knows the city well having been a tour guide in the past. We appreciated this and the communication both pre, during and at the end of the stay was exceptional.