We have just returned from an excellent week here. From the time of my making an enquiry, through the booking process and to communication thereafter Anđelka has been extremely responsive, informative and helpful, often replying to emails within minutes at all times of day. In fact I can definitely say she has been the most efficient and responsive property owner I have ever had the pleasure of dealing with. She was there to meet us on arrival and gave us lots of useful information on places to visit and where to eat. We ate at 2 restaurants in the street she recommended and both were excellent.
We found the apartment clean, spacious, well-equipped and comfortable and the modern kitchen area pleasant and practical; no microwave, however. Lighting in all areas is good. We never felt any need for the air conditioning even though the weather was very warm. The large bed was comfortable but it occupies most of the bedroom so there is little room around the bed, which might be a problem for very large guests. There are masses of wardrobe space. The bedside lamps are good, often not the case in rented properties. For the first 2 nights we tried sleeping with the window open but were repeatedly woken until about 2am by very noisy people passing in the street below and then from 5am by the continuous “screaming” of hundreds of circling swifts. Thereafter we left the window closed and heard virtually nothing, the soundproofing being quite remarkable. The bathroom is small but adequate and, if the immersion heater is left on, there is a good supply of hot water. The lack of a wall bracket for the shower head was a minor irritation and something which could easily be addressed.
We were surprised that the TV is a small, old style CRT but, given that there are very few programmes in English, it wasn’t an issue for us. As we didn’t find the stereo unit mentioned on the Owners Direct page and we had brought CDs, I emailed Anđelka about it. To our surprise a portable stereo unit was delivered by her mother 10 minutes later – very impressive service! It delivered a good sound quality so we were very pleased.
The WiFi worked flawlessly and was quite fast; it never once dropped the connection and was fast enough for stutter-free use of the BBC iPlayer (i.e. radio only as TV isn’t available abroad). It was good to be able to listen to Radio 4 News.
The location of the apartment is excellent, being so close to the port, bus and train stations, promenade and wonderful old town and yet it is relatively quiet. We felt we couldn’t really have found a better location. We were pleased we hadn’t rented a car as parking would have been a nightmare and public transport is excellent, though not cheap.
Due to the minor reservations mentioned above I feel I can’t award 5 stars; 4½ would be appropriate if the system allowed it. However, I have no hesitation in recommending the apartment. Sincere thanks again to Anđelka!