I booked a room for five nights in June for my husband and me. Overall, the location and building amenities were good, but the room was terrible—first, the bed. The bed looked like it fit one college kid or two little kids- not two grown adults. I think the bed must have been smaller than a full-size mattress but bigger than a twin-size mattress. We had little to no sleep each of the five nights because it felt like we were going to fall off every night. To make matters worse, it was so hot that the evenings were even worse because there wasn’t any breathing space while lying down.
Secondly, as previously mentioned, it was SO hot during our June visit. While I understand that the climate is beyond management's control and that European buildings tend not to have air conditioning, keeping our one tiny window secured to open only 3 inches at most was a very bad judgment. Not only did the one window barely open, but the blinds also completely blocked any wind that did manage to enter the room through it. So you’re stuck between letting in the slightest breeze to cool down an extremely hot room, only to get all the light pollution in your face, or closing the blinds and sweating through a sleepless night. Apart from this, it appeared they had a thermostat with cooling, but it was actually putting out heat.
Lastly, I understand the building itself serves as a dorm, but the cleaning standards must be maintained. As soon as we went in, you could see dust everywhere and streaks o