"No electricity!!! I understand its war time and it might happen, but Hotels usually have generator, or at least let us know before, and allow to cancel, let me find a warm hotel. Woke up freezing cold!!!"

"For not speaking the same language it went very very smooth. Very clean and a great location. Any difficulties were solved. Only complaint is the walls were a little thin if you have neighboring guests."

"I ended up staying at the Greguar Hotel, where the key pick-up location was. The room had everything you need - a comfortable bed, a mini kitchen, a normal hotel bathroom, and a washing machine - good for long and short term stays. Very friendly staff and good internet. The hotel is a block from the metro and very near the main train station and main bus station - a quick taxi ride away."

"The air conditioning absolutely does not work, but getting to the bottom of this is like John Cleese in Monty Python's cheese shop sketch getting the cheese vendor to admit, finally, that there is not a single morsel of cheese in the shop. They are simply lying, and hoping you are enough of a dolt to believe it. Also, there are periodic barracks inspections... er, I mean housekeeping services. If, like me, you are a clean and quiet sort who prefers not to be disturbed, you can decline once or...