If you are looking for prime BK location that is easily accessible via metro to the city then look no further.
The neighborhood is exactly where you want to be with many shops, grocers, restaurants and bars within walking distance. The street is quiet, which was appreciated, and safe:)
I’ll be honest and fair with my experience....
Prior to arrival I was texted an image of a lockbox ( for self easy self check in) and the code to access the keys. Simple, I’ve done this dozen of times at other Airbnb’s.
However, now I was faced with 3 lockboxes vs. one lockbox all next to each other. I tried the code on all of them. The last one was broken/jammed hard. We tried for 20 minutes to open it, shake it, until I had to contact the host Karolina. I texted but didn’t hear back, so finally I called as it was getting dark.
I was told that perhaps the previous guest had jammed it and the keys were stuck. Ok. I also asked which one it was, she knew there was a second lockbox added but was not aware of the third. Ok, this info should be shared with people prior to check in, transparency. She said that she will TRY to contact the maid for a second pair of keys. This was not reassuring. I was instructed to keep trying it myself in the meantime. I kept calling back, it shouldn’t be this hard and a second set of keys should be more easily accessible in the future. Simply a suggestion.
Karolina was sending over a friend to help open the lock by force, as tools would be easier than two sets of girly hands.
I was told 5-10 minutes, 30+ go by and we are getting a little restless. The friend finally came (thank you!! I forget his name) he unjammed it and we were able to access the apartment :D
The building is beautiful, had an elevator even for 4 floors and we felt 100% safe. The apartment it’s self is exactly like the images. Beautiful decor,heated bathroom floors, comfortable and stylish furnishings, a patio the size of many NY apartments. It was lovely.
We had trouble accessing the patio doors as we were unaware of the style of door. When tired a certain way it cracks the top and it literally folds back on the top hinge with the sensation of it falling over in you. It was tricky. The second set of doors in the bedroom was off the hinges at the bottom. I nearly had a heart attack as I don’t know how I could have broken a door by simply turning the handle. I called the host Stuart, he explained they were European doors and how to fully access the patio and the bedroom patio door was broken from the previous guest. It wasn’t me.
This info would have been wonderful shared prior to checkin as I though I had done something wrong and I always want to be respectful of any place I stay at (do my dishes, fold all the dirty towels, tidy and leave no foot prints behind. Communication by one of them would’ve been appreciated:)
I was also instructed to leave the keys on the kitchen counter rather than try to put them back in the broken lock box, 😅 phew! that was great news as I was stressing that we would have to tackle that again!
The bed is extremely comfortable, probably the best bed I’ve slept on in my travels and the black out curtains were a lovely touch. We were only there for two nights but they were very comfortable sleeps and the neighbors were quiet. We are older gals that were on a get away from our families and it was a perfect place to lay out heads after a day of exploring BK:)
I would recommend this apartment, just make sure that communication is clear and never feel shy to ask questions when in doubt:)