heidel-home 3Room Apartment: central villa from 1926 for singles/groups/family

We stayed for more than a month, Marco was very welcoming and helpful throughout, going out of his way to accommodate our family. The flat is lovely, very comfy, wuthering nice views and it's a terrific part of town with excellent playgrounds, restaurants and access to woods and transport.

Property is on a side street just off the Rohrbacherstrasse, a main street with noisy, heavy traffic and cars speeding up the Steigerweg. Parking was not easy to find and was a ways from the house.. It was a 20 minute walk to the Hauptstrasse and from there another 40 minute walk to the old town where the sights are. There is a walk into the hills and woods up the hill from the house, but at first the traffic is fast and noisy before getting to a side street. Directly across the busy Rohrbacherstrasse is a pleasant, quiet neighborhood with lots of children's playgrounds and a quiet outdoor cafe. The floor of the house squeaked loudly with each step and the interior was aged. There were comfortable new couches. The kitchen table was tiny and 5 of us could not sit there together for meals. The beds were clean and comfortable. Communication with the owner was excellent and clear - nice family and he speaks good English. The cleaning head on the vacuum - set for the parkee floor- was so worn that it didn't pick up much dirt and had to be manually cleaned every few sweeps to use. There was a radio, but it was broken. It was nice to have a wash machine available in the house. All in all I feel the house was very much over-priced for the value.

The property was clean and comfortable & it had the necessities. It could use a little bit of extras such as pillows and extra lighting to make it not so cold feeling. But overall it was a great place to stay. Marco was kind to get us parking passes. The Internet was in and out in strength which made it difficult to watch a movie on Netflix. We didn't speak German so had to find other entertainment. However for national's there was an assortment of DVD'S and cable television. It's a lovely historical apartment and area.

We chose this apartment because it suited the needs of our family, having three teenage kids all needing their own bed and room. The apartment is large and airy with loads of space for a family. It was spotlessly clean and had good furnishings. Our hosts were lovely people and very helpful with recommendations. We enjoyed trying to understand the German TV programmes, having a basic school-taught smattering of the language. The apartment has books and DVDs to read/watch but we tended to be out most of the time or playing cards in the kitchen. One really nice thing that the hosts did provide was soap in the bathrooms and wash-up liquid at the sink. Often, these are not there and we end up buying it only to have to throw most of it away at the end of the week. The position of the apartment in Heidelberg is good for a number of reasons: easy to find in a car because it is not right in the centre; two minute walk from the tram/bus stop into to the city; good amount of parking around; minutes walk from a superb restaurant and bar. Marco recommended the restaurant at the corner which turned out to be fab (The Lowenkeller). We took the tram and the bus into Bismarkplatz where the shopping is (1.3 euro per journey) and walked our legs sore! Heidelberg is a beautiful city with lots to explore. Staying at Heidel Home was perfect for us, and, if we return to the city, we would happily stay there again. Just a note: if you have a car, save a day to go to Europa-Park in Rust, great theme park with something for everyone (1.5 hours drive south-west along the A5).

Our first time staying in an apartment instead of a hotel and we loved it. Heidel-Home provided everything they advertised with excellent accommodations, great location and parking and Wifi.The apartment was very clean and comfortable. Should we ever have the opportunity to visit Heidelberg again, Heidel-Home would be our definite choice.