You'll climb stairs, but I did it with a clunky 50lb (23kg) suitcase and it was fine. The sofa bed isn't the easiest to sleep on, we ended up squishing two adults into the small bed. It was ok for a few nights but no longer. The location and was GREAT! So close to the metro and there's a place around the corner that had some great breakfast and late night drinks. Lenny is the best. If nothing else, book because of him. The apartment was a lovely and just what we needed!