I found it realistic. There are a few critiques of the experience as well.<p>&gt; We later came to recognize the cold, commercial experience offered by this host and others of his ilk, with multiple listings of impersonally furnished places and a willingness to let non-reviewed guests stay, was something we wished to avoid.<p>&gt; The central heating had apparently been broken for years and the weather forecast predicted a blizzard.<p>&gt; Our rear-facing prewar one-bedroom, where the couch sagged and the shower was in the kitchen, was as silent as a padded cell.