My boyfriend and I stayed at Veronique’s place for 7 nights
To sum it up: it was a good stay with an unhappy ending

Veronique agreed to us leaving our luggage in her living room before check-in time, which we were very happy about. When we finally arrived (we had to walk more than 20 mins with our luggage from another subway station because the subway station near her house was under construction that weekend), we couldn’t find the doorbell. So we tried to call her numerous times, but she didn’t pick up for an hour! We started panicking a little. When she finally called back, she said we were at the wrong place. Apparently we were provided with the wrong address! And we had to walk another 15 mins with our heavy luggage to her house.

Veronique’s house is situated at the 5th floor, so make sure you are not afraid to walk some stairs. Her apartment is at a very good location, the subway station is just under 5 mins walking and it’s a lively neighborhood. Also Chinatown is within walking distance.

The room is just on the other side of the apartment of Veronique’s room. It’s as pictured as in the photos. It’s small but fits 2 people perfectly. The bed is comfortable. The fans were a little dusty though. The kitchen is well equipped and there’s always filtered water in the fridge. The bathroom is really small; you can’t turn around or wash your face properly in the sink. Also the bathroom is not very clean, she puts the cat litter box in the bathtub that you have to temporarily remove when you take a shower. And the bathroom door can’t be locked which does feel a tad insecure.

Because temperatures were hitting 35 degrees, on the last night, we asked whether we could use the airco. While I was away, Veronique had a casual conversation with my boyfriend in which she only briefly mentioned about putting the airco on low to avoid power shortage. When later that night I turned on the airco, all the power of the house was suddenly cut down. Without electricity, it was a really unpleasant night since the room is quite muggy. Afterwards Veronique blamed us for not listening to her, while she has never told us both explicitly not to put the airco on high or warned us in a clear way. She claimed that she also sent a text with the instructions for the airco, which I have never seen or received. When we checked out, we told her we are sorry but she said she would complain to Airbnb about us and was constantly suggesting that we should pay for the financial damage (because of her lost food in her fridge and the tip she paid the repairman), which we thought was really unfair to us. I told her we had no more cash and it was also against AirBnB’s violations to pay without their mediation.