There are pros and cons to Hamid’s place. To start with the positive - the place is well located, clean and sunny. It was nice to walk through the canals every day.
The main issue is that the place is a guest house and not a standalone property. It is located pretty much in the backyard of another house that is rented to long term tenants. It’s not very clear from the listing that this is the case. It’s an issue as inadvertently you and your neighbors are in each other’s way - when they have a party you stay up too, when they want to enjoy their backyard, you’re literally staring at each other through the window.. it doesn’t help that they also appear to be very jaded by the situation and don’t go out of their way to be friendly.
Another issue is construction across the street. It wasn’t very loud, but there is occasional noise and the view is not very inspiring. We’ve asked Hamid about it before reserving the place and he told us it was finished (referring to the construction in the house rented to long term tenants). It might be worth checking regarding which phase it is in before booking.