Sinida, the host of the location, is a very nice woman who is doing her best to take care of this unit. Sadly, while my friends and I were there, there were a number of surprises or unexpected issues that arose that shouldn’t occur during a weeklong stay. The first and most serious was learning that the listing inaccurately said the booking came with two beds when it only came with one. Sinida claimed that I had misread the listing but I do not believe I did. She even said I was not the first person to come to the apartment expecting two beds, so I do not think this was my fault. I needed a second bed so I had to book another room with another bed which cost me about $164 I hadn’t planned on spending. Sinida told me she fixed this issue on the website but I did not see the change and it was of course very frustrating for me.
Also, she keeps pigeons in the bathroom as pets and although my friends and I said that was fine, it would have been nice to know about that beforehand. It was not included in the listing.
On one day I came back to the apartment to pick some things up and she had locked the door with a deadbolt I didn’t have a key for which meant I couldn’t enter the apartment I had paid (extra) for. This was very frustrating and meant I was outside for an hour until she got my message and unlocked it.
Finally, I felt uncomfortable with the level of intimacy she had in sharing difficult life issues she was going through with me. I didn’t want to come off as uncaring but it negatively impacted my vacation to learn about the sad situations and difficult monetary issues she’s facing.
In terms of the bedroom itself, it was very clean and the bed was nice but the noise from the street (with a window that doesn’t close on account of an AC unit left in during winter) and a faulty boiler pipe meant I woke up every two hours. All in all I sadly can’t say I was satisfied with my stay.