The pros:
- The facilities in AVA are great.
- The location is central (albeit a bit sketchy).
- There is nice natural light in the apartment and lots of storage space.
- Sufficient towels and cleaning supplies provided.
- Having a washing machine and tumble dryer in the apartment was a big plus.
The cons:
- Cleanliness: the state of the apartment upon arrival was disappointing. For example, we found a chunk of an old, rotten banana on the floor in the kitchen and there was a significant amount of dust everywhere. We had to do a top to bottom clean when we first moved in.
- Insufficient cutlery and crockery: There was only one mug and one fork. Considering the apartment is listed as sleeping two people this is overtly inadequate.
- Comfort: The bed and couches are very uncomfortable, so much so that we considered buying a mattress pillow top.
- Communication: The check in, check out and overall communication was poor. We had to initiate communication for both the check in and check out processes and replies were delayed. For the check in, we were told to hang around outside the building an unknown (for us), and rather unsafe area at night and tailgate a stranger to get in, which is unsafe and frankly, absurd.