We were a little shocked by the spartan nature of these accommodations when we first entered the apartment. This was our first experience with AirBnB, so this was a learning experience for us. If we were college students or even in our late 20s, we probably would think of this as a great space but being in our mid-50s… well, we have certain ideas as to what we expect from places we stay – and that aren’t very costly. We would have appreciated hand towels and wash cloths in the bathroom, a box of tissues, maybe a new/unused bar of soap in the shower, an alarm clock, and a second key and fob.

A few things which bothered us during our stay: 1) the water in the toilet ran constantly, 2) we had to rinse the tub out ourselves (The cleaning crew may have rinsed the wash bucket out in the tub but clearly did not clean the tub after – when we turned on the water for our first shower, it was clearly dirty.) 3) when showering, the tub is extremely slippery (some sort of non-slip, tub appliques might be helpful – someone is inevitably going to slip and hurt himself or herself getting in or out), 4) the hot water faucet on the bathroom sink feels like at some point it’s going to break or twist off, 5) make sure both lights over the bathroom sink are working so if one goes out there is at least a back up light, and 6) our last suggestion would be to secure an additional key and fob for renters. (We frequently wanted to do different things but were hampered by having to figure a way around having only one key for the apartment.)

Obviously the above are our impressions and suggestions – and maybe some of the smaller things were the result of the cleaning crew rushing to finish so that you could accommodate our early arrival, which we did appreciate - but felt it important to express our thoughts, especially about the bigger things.

The bottom line is… we decided to make the most out of our situation here and the location IS amazing! The space has so much potential and we are sure Livia will make it a great place to stay! She was extremely responsive to our e-mails both before and during our stay. But before you rent this apartment, we strongly recommend you make sure and ask to see several pictures of the entire space!