yup no problem at all with the shared baths, the floor we were on had 4 rooms, and there were two complete bathrooms on that floor. Also a well equipped kitchen with microwave and fridge and toaster. Yes, we stayed in the room with a balcony with street view and it was full of flowers, very well decorated. We had tried reservation with email, but somehow didnīt get thru, but it was fortunate that there were vacancies when we reached. the host said that email is checked everyday... so it shouldnīt be a problem. payment was by cash, they only require credit card numbers for reservation.