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<\/a>Standing at the front door.<\/p><\/div>\n
Between the armchair and the kitchen, you can see a gas heater. I started it last night. It took a bit of effort and I didn’t feel comfortable leaving it on overnight. I think that the owner of the property would have done better buying two oil filled radiators, one for each room, but this did a good job of heating the place before bed.<\/p>\n
To our right is the bedroom.<\/p>\n
<\/a>The door to the bedroom is to the right of the front door.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Coming into the bedroom.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Comfy bed with good sheets and a lovely duvet.<\/p><\/div>\n
The bedroom is almost the size of the other room. If I was living here long-term, I could easily separate it into a small bedroom and a small office.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Stained glass window in the bedroom.<\/p><\/div>\n
I had to hang one of my own blankets from two conveniently placed nails over the stained glass window because it allowed in a surprising amount of light.<\/p>\n
<\/a>The kitchen is perfect for a short stay.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Love the cute stove! All the burners work. I haven’t tried the oven yet.<\/p><\/div>\n
The kitchen is very clean. I came in and felt I could start cooking and using the utensils without having to wash anything, which is a very big compliment on my part! The kitchen has most of the basics, but, like my Isla kitchen, is lacking a sharp knife!<\/p>\n
And from the kitchen, we get to the, “Okay, that’s going to be interesting,” part of the apartment, to quote Cameron Diaz in ‘The Holiday’ when faced with a similar situation.<\/p>\n
<\/a>The bathroom is where things get quirky…<\/p><\/div>\n
Can you see the shower head at the top left? It’s a wet room. And there’s no sink; you brush your teeth in the kitchen.<\/p>\n
The shower had a lot of calcium build up over the shut off valve handles (not taps) and I had to figure out that I needed to open a main shut off before I could open the hot and cold handles. It then took a while to get hot water, but once I did, there was tons of pressure!<\/p>\n
I don’t know if I could get used to this kind of bathroom long-term since the floor gets wet after the shower, obviously. I shower at night and the floor had time to dry by the morning so it wasn’t too bad, but this isn’t really a set up for morning showerers, although I suppose a squeegee could get most of the water into the drain, and then a towel could get the rest.<\/p>\n
I would have also added a second shower curtain to block off the toilet. I had put some things on the closed seat and they got sprayed (as I said, LOTS of pressure!). I’ll figure out a routine. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Finally, there is a little terrace, but the space has not been maintained. There is a defunct hot tub out there, showing that this could be a very sweet bit of outdoor space if it is ever restored.<\/p>\n