This is a “basement” apartment. The apartment is located at the street level below the main house where the host lives. You enter the apartment going down the stairs passing by the trash cans and assorted storage and garden tools.

The apartment has only 4 windows, and is very difficult to know if it is day or night outside. You can ventilated the apartment only if you open the front door and the kitchen window and freeze the apartment.

The other problem with this “basement” apartment is that you hear the steps of the host and company when they walk on the floor above the apartment and many times conversations and TV sounds.

The host requires that you to take out your shoes and walk barefoot or with socks to preserve the carpet. However the carpet is already stained in many places.

The location is very good. There are plenty of restaurants, markets and it is only 4 blocks from the metro.

The host is very gracious and it will wait for you (even until midnight) and explain in detail all the rules of the house and give you tips about restaurants in the ares..