Chris2021年3月

Serhiy's home-base for rent is a living room temporarily transformed into a bedroom. His property is secure, very quiet and homey. This is not like many Air BnB properties with no evidence of human beings present. I like this aspect a lot. I am isolated in a country where I am totally unfamiliar and do not speak the language. So, this rental was the perfect solution for me. The room is huge though a little inefficient in furnishings. There was no problem eating during COVID because his kitchen is huge and the markets were open. What 'sold' me on the place was the big dining room table, microwave, deep sink, and 4-burner gas stove. I have seen many 'apartments' that have only a microwave, two spoons, two plates etc. Bare minimum. There was nothing austere about *this* kitchen. The lady of the caretaker couple even shared her home preserves with me. Serihy's attendants made my stay pleasant. They gave me free reign in the kitchen and unlike my last stay (in Turkey) there was plenty of room in the shared fridge. These co-tenants were unobtrusive (they spent most of their time in their separate room watching TV, and at low volume) The man and woman were helpful and communicative, using Google Translate on an ipad. I felt at ease sharing with people who have a sense of humour and are very clean. They gave me a set of keys and encouraged me to lock my door. They seemed to step back and as if say 'make yourself at home'. The swimming pool of course is not part of the apartment complex but it is indeed very closeby. Obviously, it is closed in the winter. And the photo of Lviv is not in this neighbourhood. But I walked to it in less than 40 minutes (it's 2.6 km away). Studentskyi Park is nearby, yes. Being not far from the university I would call this an upper-middle class neighbourhood. There are two main exit roads to streets with bus and tram. There are numerous convenience stores, cheese shops etc closeby. And the ever-present booze shops and hot drink kiosks. An accurate representation is what is *not* mentioned in the listing: a toilet and sink in a separate room from a huge bathtub room with larger sink; a heater to dry towels; huge hallway; and a pleasant view - if only there was a table and chair near the window so you have a practical ability to sit there. The room is very well-lit. Plus I had two choices of artificial lighting and I appreciate the bright overhead lamp. I have stayed in many hotel rooms where I could barely read a book. Hardwood laminate floors and a big rug. If you are inclined to listen to music Serhiy has an excellent sound system, but all I could find on the FM radio was Ukrainian pop. I would have used the two big comfy chairs more but due to them being white I feared soiling them. A third Scandinavian-type chair was the only seating in the room that I used. But even that git occupied at night with my CPAP machine. So, to some extent I felt like I was camping in a stranger's frontroom, despite the decor. The 'bed' mattress is okay but it is indeed a sofa-bed, not my first choice as I am very fussy about what I sleep on. There is no closet or clothes hanger. The computer desk has no chair to make it useful. Although my focus (the kitchen and dining area) is superb, my sense is that the owner of this property rented it out as an after-thought when he left. So, he didn't furnish (his den?) with a guest in mind. You can get professionally organized rooms with storage, clothes closets with hangers, coat rack, bureau and a working desk. Instead I got three shelves of books in a language I can't read and a desk with somebody else's devices (fax machine, scanner etc). There was an empty 2-shelf cupboard but the closet was locked (presumably with the owners clothing). So, I made do with spreading my stuff out on the huge glass coffee table, tall speakers and comfy chairs. So, 'stuff in the way'. Since the room was so spacious it didn't matter much. But choosing a self-contained apartment right in the city centre will have three downsides: you will have to pay a little more, you will have no one to joke around with (when you pass in the kitchen ocassionally) and you will be *cramped* for space. Do not be dismayed by the mediocre exterior condition of the building, for example the crumbling entrance steps and the rarely illuminated hallway. This seems to be common in Eastern Europe: lack of shared space property management. Entrances often look like slums, having non-functioning buzzers, graffiti, surfaces that needed repair fifty (or a hundred) years previous, etc. Yet, the interior suite of Serhiy's place is very comfortable, luxurious really. I recommend it. Tips for the new visitor: Lviv airport had no cellphone booth open in the evening, so it was a challenge connecting to the caretakers (the landlord being out of the country). Serhiy gave excellent instructions but I still got lost because I arrived with no phone data. The building '5b' is behind '5A' on the block next to the small wooden Ukrainian Catholic Church. I managed to connect by the kindness of a passing student who let me pair to his own phone. Serhiy responded in seconds to my Air BnB message. Respect economy: be conscientious and use the lights and gas judiciously. Utilities must be expensive in Lviv

Samet2021年3月

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