Sergei is a wonderful host. Communication all through the process was great. This was my first airbnb so I needed that!
The house is just as presented in the photos, however it is bigger than the photos present. Sergei was there to greet us with lots of info on the area. He has a book with the house layout, dos and donts, etc, that was appreciated. The house itself is super quiet, which was much appreciated for our needed sleep. Public transport is close, but we had a car. I chose to stay out of the middle of the tourist area and take a car into that area when needed. It is so much cheaper to stay in a nice home like this and pay for a $20 parking deck for a day of pier "stuff". We would have paid almost double to stay in those areas with the amount of people we had. Some of my group did a fishing trip and were able to cook a wonderful meal with the fish that were caught. That wouldn't happen at a hotel. We felt right at home, and I'm so glad this house and host were my first airbnb experience.