Martin’s home is in a great location. His photos accurately represent the space, it was decorated nicely and it was tidy and clean for the most part. There was a bit of a strange smell throughout the apartment and the bathroom was a little unclean (hair, dust, old bath mats etc.)
Unfortunately the bed was super uncomfortable and rickety. We are both heavy sleepers but we were kept up by the sounds of pipes, Martin’s TV/telephone conversations, the heater puffing and clicking, the floorboards creaking and the road outside. It was the worst nights sleep we’ve had in a long time.
There is a heater in the room which provides plenty of warmth (we had to open a window because it gets very stuffy).
If you are injured, disabled, elderly or have large suitcases just bare in mind that there is no elevator and his apartment is on the 4th floor of a very narrow and steep staircase.
We are social people and appreciate warm, respectful and personable hosts who are happy to have a chat and who make us feel at home. Instead our experience felt very clinical - a long list of house rules, extra charges for courteous gestures (e.g. helping with suitcases or asking to store bags for an hour or two extra). We only saw Martin once at check-in but could most certainly hear him the entire time (we woke up to him loudly cursing at 1am). We constantly felt like we had to tip toe around (this might have had something to do with the extremely creaky floor boards) but did not feel this was reciprocated.
We would not recommend this stay.