First of all, if you have nowhere to stay, you can make it work. It is a good size apartment for up to 4 people. The check-in was extremely easy, and the directions regarding how to find it, where to park and how to get in were pretty good. There were a washer and a dryer, which was very convenient. I believe the washer was new/almost new, and the dryer was in a very good condition as well, which was very much appreciated. There was a laundry liquid, though no conditioner.
But then, I feel my previous hosts spoiled me by their awesomeness, so I wasn’t prepared to face another host who only saw money and not people in us.
The host was very worried we use an extra shower, so they left two sets of towels even though the reservation was for three people. Luckily, they left more towels in the closet, so that wasn't nice but not a big deal. There was liquid soap, shower gel and a hair shampoo, but no hair conditioner, so bring your own if you need it.
The apartment was probably cleaned some time before we came, but it’s hard to say when that happened. Table surfaces – in the dinette and in the rooms – were all stained. There is a garage which is used as a utility room with a washer/dryer – the floor there, even though it’s not used for a car, was filthy dirty. To a point we found a six-legged guest there (not a pleasant experience). There is a tiny backyard with a table and chairs which could potentially be use to eat outside, but the accumulation of dirt on the table and chairs and all over was insane – like it wasn’t cleaned in a decade, if ever, so we wouldn’t even step there. When the host asked me if we found everything ok and I told her it was not quite clean she rushed to suggest we hire her cleaner, like we didn’t pay enough to have the place fully cleaned. Whatever, we were not interested to do it for multiple reasons, I just cleaned what I absolutely needed (like everything inside, including all dinnerware). So get ready to either clean it itself or to pay extra for cleaning services.
Kitchen deserves it’s own mention. There was a good microwave but we found only three cups that was marked microwave safe. When I asked the host she suggested I use whatever is there, but I didn’t risk it. So if you do it – it’s at your own risk. We ended up buying what we needed. The electric stove was also very dirty, but what was worse was the frying pans – those I usually through away are in a significantly better shape. I wonder how deep one would have to dig in a garbage pit to find such atrocious pans, and how can she leave those for people to use is beyond me. That really felt like a big slap in a face, even worse than the filthy backyard and the garage/utility room.
If you like night time entertainment the neighbors take care of that - several nights of our two week stay they had all night parties. And when they didn't their dog made sure we get up early in case we didn't have an alarm setup by mistake.
After all that, there was a book of house rules, which was very amusing to read in light of all that I described above – such as how you’re expected to keep it all clean, be quiet and don’t forget you’re not really allowed to cook there!
Otherwise we very happy and had a wonderful time!