Pros:
- Orestes is a great host, friendly & approachable, I asked to print some stuffs and he kindly let me use his printer. He even gave us postcards featuring his house as a souvenir.
- beautiful house with a lovely garden, conveniently located within minutes walk to the subway station, in a quiet neighborhood, with supermarket and cafes just round the corner.
- The private room that we stayed is very nicely decorated and has everything from a microwave, to a fridge with plates/cups/utensils all provided in the room, making it really convenient as you don't have to go all the way to the kitchen. Room is big & spacious, with a sofa, table & chairs.
Cons:
- the exit of the subway station leading to the house only has stairs and no escalator/elevator. Hence if you have big/heavy luggages, it's quite a bit of work to carry them up & down. of course you can use other exits but they are further away.
- the "ensuite" bathroom is not really adjoined to the bedroom, it is the next room beside the bedroom and you have to walk down the hallway to get to it. of course it is still privately yours and is a really cool bathroom equipped with different shower heads.
- Unlike some hosts who left keys for you in some secret place so that you can let yourself into the house anytime you arrive, Orestes does not do that and we waited a while for him out in the cold when we arrived close to midnight. of course I communicated my arrival time to him but he was out having dinner and missed the timing. well, I guess this is all part & parcel of the little hiccups of travelling.