This hasn't been a great stay for me unfortunately. Some good points about the place but were outweighed by the negatives. The Benefits: the location is fantastic, it's close to everything and has restaurants and cafe's and embassies within a short walking distance. It's also less expensive than a hotel. The room has plenty of space, and good closet space to hang things. The host was responsive and sent nice tips about the area. The drawbacks: I stayed two nights and was woken multiple times both nights - loud garbage collection early Sunday morning - a bit inevitable in the city perhaps. Also woken by others who stay in the house very early as it's an old wooden house and footsteps and suitcase noise travels. The light in the hall was turned on early too (6:30 am) by those coming/going and they woke me abruptly because there is a glass panel above the door, so the light suddenly shone straight into my eyes jolting me from sleep. The water in the shower was warm at best, with the cold tap off. The cleanliness was OK but there were chunks of what looked like fruitcake under the bed (and it was very dusty under there) and the glasses to use in the bathroom were filthy; the room was otherwise relatively clean. The room was cold and the little heater wasn't able to warm it up, I was cold and huddled by the heater when in the room. The thermostat is in a neighbouring room which is under construction and turning it up didn't help much. Whilst the renovation work was quiet on the weekend, there was a very strong toxic smell coming from it on Monday which was very detectable in my room when the workers were in there which gave me a headache and made my eyes water. The bed was OK, but pillows old and flat and uncomfortable. A port in a storm, but needs some work to make it comfortable. It wasn't expensive compared to other offerings at last minute, but next time I think I'll skip it.