The Good: The host was very nice, helpful and informative. He carried all our bags up very steep stairs. He solved any issues promptly. The building is located near many tourist spots (Hermitage Museum, Flower Market, Hop On/Off Boat Stop, restaurants, shopping, etc). The bed was comfortable and our unit was a studio with living room, kitchen, bedroom and had a refrigerator, Stove, microwave, tv, cable and GREAT Fast Wi-Fi. The place was neat, clean and very well maintained.
The Bad: Although this place is named 'bed and BREAKFAST', there is NO breakfast. There is NO air conditioning. It was really hot during our stay and the host did bring in a fan. The window blinds are not allowed to be raised (even when you're home). The windows had to be locked closed when we were gone (even though we were on the second floor). So after a hot day, we came home to a very hot room. The place is located next to a very busy, LOUD street with many bars. One such dance club/bar doesn't open until 11 pm. Because there's no air conditioning, you almost have to sleep with the windows open which allowed the club/bar noise to dominate the room. Also, because there's no air conditioning, you almost have to sleep with the windows open, but there's NO SCREENS, so the bugs come flying into the room to munch on you at night. It was either bug bites or sweltering heat. We had dozens of bites in the morning. The bathroom was tiny, but from what