What it may lack in flamboyance, Matcha Latte makes up for in comfort. You can make use of all the services you’d normally expect from any swanky hotel – an all-hours reception, daily cleaning, room service – but you still have the independence that comes with a flat and a full (not to mention designer) kitchen. There are bikes to rent, and a nearby metro station, but the place is so central that you probably won’t need them much – everywhere is reachable on foot.


Home truths:
*This listing represents several apartments – we can't say which you'll get, but they are all identical
*This apartment is situated in a hotel so it doesn't have the feeling of a lived-in home
*When we measured, the wi-fi was very slow (only 3Mbps)
*The street's quite narrow, so you might be able to see people in the building across the way