In an interesting though somewhat seedy neighborhood, this older building is newly carved up into furnished apartments. Everything is brand-new. Comfortable platform beds. Fully functional microwave, dishwasher, oven (but without any pots/pans!). Excellent tub/shower.
Ours was a third-floor walk-up apartment (no elevator), with a balcony overlooking the lively street below. There were black-out curtains on the west-facing windows, but nothing on the balcony door to the east, so forget about sleeping late - morning sunshine floods the bedroom at sunrise. There was a door separating us from the unit directly below ours. The door was locked, but paper-thin, and we could hear every word that was spoken down there. Two nights in a row, the guests in the downstairs apartment began partying at 3 a.m., waking us up. We had to go downstairs to bang on the door to get them to shut up, both nights.
On our last day, the building's electronic front-door locking system failed. We called the attendant, who was 45 minutes away at the time. We were locked out, and had to abandon the plans we had made for the evening.
It is incorrect to call this a hotel or inn. There is no service of any kind. There is no front-desk, virtual or otherwise. Also, while locked out on the final day, we discovered that there was no fire escape for the second and third floors. Had we realized this sooner, we would never have stayed there. Building was unsafe for occupancy. Certainly not a legal lodging.
