Arbat 20 (63B) Apartments

Margarita

What was good

We liked only the location. But I'm afraid it was the only advantage.

What was bad

1. The room itself is smaller than it seems in the picture (our fault I admit, next time we will think twice before booking a small place.) It was very uncomfortable cause you literally in the area 1×1cm. It is actually not an apartment , but simply a room in an apartment. You enter an apartment and then there are two rooms, literally next to each other. You can quite clearly hear everthing your neighbors talk about. But it was not the worst... 2. The bedding was stinky (sheets and the bed underneath itself). Maybe, they don't have money on a good detergent (Ariel, or at least, Tide). The smell was horrible. Had to wash all clothes on arrival at home. Plus, it was old. 3. Kitchen. I'm fastidious and I like when dishes, glasses are clean. I needed to wash the glasses because they were not so clean as I'm usually used to. The microwave was dirty as well. I felt like the hostess does not look around much or after previous guests leave. 4. Bathroom. On top all of that, apparently, the owner is cheap. They have a boiler (probably, a small one) which makes taking a shower for two people in a row impossible. After the 1st person finishes, there is no hot water left. You have to wait a significant amount of time to go and take a shower again. At least an hour. Sometimes, more. For me, it was a nightmare in winter. Also, that sink in the bathroom is extremely small too. At first, you may think, its fine. But later, when you actually start using things around, and start living, you realize how uncomfortable and inconvenient things are placed, located. I guess, if you are a student you could tolerate it. But when you are older, you want some comfort when you're traveling. There are two pics. Unfortunately, cannot send smell Our last five days were half spoiled. Nothing, except for maybe the floor, was clean. The shelves were dusty too.