Apartments Golden Roof by Penz

The apartment was excellent. A few quirky things to consider. Small elevator for one. But otherwise excellent. One big downside was the lack of instructions from Stage 12 hotel to get to the apartment and getting to stage 12 hotel in the first place. These instructions require significant attention.

The check in of this apartment is at the Stage 12 hotel so be mindful when booking this apartment. The hotel is only a few minutes away. The apartment is just opposite the famous Golden roof. Our room gave a direct view of the landmark. Also, the lift does not go to the ground floor. You will need to take the stairs to the first floor to be able to take the lift. The lift did not work on our first day despite several tries. It was quite complex to move our luggage to our room with one of us having to go to the fifth floor and call the lift from there. The key is to use the key card on the lift sensor and choose the floor number. We had to have the hotel re activate the card for us to make it work. The heater and washing machine did not work on the first night. We had to restart the heater and it worked fine the next morning only. There is no reception at this apartment. On the ground floor is a bar and no help at all on-site, though bar owners were very nice and chatty. The building is an old building but it's location was just great and close to almost everything. Staff at the hotel reception was very nice and helpful. We were given the pent house on the top floor and the view from our apartment was simply amazing. The apartment was spacious with two large beds, one sofa, one dining table, big kitchen, one bathroom. Though old, the apartment was very well equipped. It would have made things more pleasant for us if we did not have the issues with the heater and washing machine, and if they had prepared some instructions for us on how to operate these in case of encountering any issues as I understood from other reviews that other customers had similar issues.

Very accessible and comfortable apartment for stay We stayed 4 nights. The apartment is very well located, easier for us to enjoy the most from the city. Within walk distance to major tourist destinations and also public transport. We need to check-in at other hotel, which is a few minutes walk, and to access the apartment you need to go through a cafe, which is very unusual, but the people were very friendly, and after a while, it does not feel strange anymore. We happy with the apartment and definitely would stay there again.

Large apartment, kitchen reasonably well equipped. Clean. No (mechanical) ventilation in kitchen or bathroom. Noise from kids playing music in the street outside on weekend nights - were told that this had to be expected! Beware if you like to sleep also on weekend nights. Also, the reception were supposed to book a taxi for the morning of departure, but this never turned up.