Apartment Risteski Lux

Bellissimo appartamento, pulitissimo, proprietario gentilissimo e disponibile. Aria condizionata, wifi, acqua calda con forte pressione, cucina c'è tutto, come stare a casa. Il proprietario parla un perfetto inglese.

Nulla, tutto perfetto.

Hosts were extremely helpful and prompt. They picked me up at the bus terminal and dropped me off at my next accommodation.

Bed is in fact a fold-out sofa bed. The "bed-pad" is not affixed on the headboard end and so slides during sleeping. Sheet is not a fitting sheet and comes loose. Table and chair unit is extremely flimsy--bottom-of-the-line IKEA. One chair, in fact, broke when I sat on it; hosts repaired, but it will soon break again. Kitchenette lacks some essentials: colander/sieve, proper paring/dicing knife, adult-sized cutting board. No bed light or switch to turn off overhead light without doing so at the front of the room and then returning in the dark.

The hostess spoke good English and was very responsive to messages. I sent an SMS upon arrival. She responded quickly and showed up a few minutes later to give me the keys. No doubt if I had contacted her a few minutes before arriving, I would barely have needed to wait at all. Maybe the best supermarket around (there are no great supermarkets), which is well away from the center at the eastern edge of town, is 10-15 minutes walk away. The building is at the back side of Ohrid, but walking to the center or to the bus station is no big deal, so it is perfectly suitable for short-term tourism. The neighborhood is peaceful. I had a car one night and had no problem parking. Since the room is fairly small, the air conditioning does a nice job of cooling it down quickly.

The fixture that should allow you to adjust the angle of the shower head is loose and the water pressure is high, so the shower head tends to spray straight ahead or at an upwards angle unless you jam a shampoo bottle or something behind it. This is a place where you have a switch to turn the hot water on and off. If you turn it off to save energy, then you should turn it on about 2 hours before taking a shower. That being said, if you do wait long enough, it works quite well. A small lamp somewhere near the bed would be an easy improvement.