We learned the hard way that the door code is not changed between guests. We found this out when the guest who is supposed to arrive after us entered the apartment at 4am. I tried calling the host only to reach a full voicemail box. When I finally did get a response from the host, he never apologized or admitted that giving multiple people the same code is a safety hazard. Instead he asked us accusatory questions like did we have a video of the incident or why did we not leave the apartment at 4 AM when this happened instead of waiting until closer to our check out time. He claims that since the guests registered after us denied entering the apartment 12 hours early, and then canceled their reservation because they were “falsely accused”, even though they had just made the reservation the night they entered the apartment, that this means they must be telling the truth. He was unwilling to offer us any apology, regrets or anything else to come to a resolution with us.
It also concerns me that the code to the apartment door is the same as the code to the outer door which can be accessed by the person who lives in the apartment downstairs. It’s also the street number of the house, so not very secure.
If knowing that previous and future guests can access the apartment doesn’t bother you, then you should also know that it is not actually walking distance to any of the things in the listing. Unless you want to walk for over an hour.
If after reading all of this you still choose to book this apartment, I highly recommend getting food and drinks at Simone’s, which is on the corner.