12 Residence Cotroceni

Location was very good, proximity to transport stations (subway and bus lines), the overall facilities were good as well.

On arrival, the landlord presented the house rules over the phone which included a previous unknown rule: the door lock of the apartment must not be closed at all times. This is absurd, and resulted in conflict with the landlord. The keys to the property consisted of a simple room key and a proper apartment door key, the last one which I was not allowed to use. Any traveler would not feel safe sleeping overnight in an apartment with unlocked front door! The landlord argued that no theft happened in the past years and he has video surveillance, but this is not enough to convince any tourist that such an event could not happen anytime, especially during the night! It appears the owners didn't want the door to be locked because he leaves the key to the other rooms in the lock so that he doesn't need to be available on arrival or offer alternative methods to obtain a room key. It is not in my opinion, reasonable to have an unlocked door to the apartment just because the individual rooms have lock. The bathroom for my room was across the hall and I don't think it is secure that a non guest could gain access to this shared space, especially at night when moving between rooms. Imagine coming out of the bathroom and bumping into an intruder and what the repercussions could for the owner and more importantly for the guest if the intentions of this person weren't benign. Apparently a guess couldn't access the property when arriving after midnight because the door had been locked but this isn't my issue as I don't think it reasonable for guest to open the door to a stranger at that hour. I left the property early on the following morning as I felt intimidated by the situation and uncomfortable. This whole scenario could be avoided if the owner was to offer a secure place for keys to be picked up outside of the apartment. If the key for the apartment is not to be used, then why on earth is it included with the room key?

The owner was very polite, who helps you all the time! Super! Our plane was delayed and he was really nice to wait for us 3 hours later, late after midnight. Many thanks!

Good, calm location with free parking, close everywhere with Uber (also cheap). The owner is here to help with every info that you need, we asked for some extra things in the house and he provided them without problem. In overall the place is good for the price !

Only the bed and pillows were way too soft for us, not very comfortable to sleep.

The staff was super nice; I asked where could I find a Mango. The Next day they bought me three big Mangos. Thanks for your hospitality; it was so comfortable