Also because

...during the night one of the radiators dripped non-stop onto the floor boards and - please, no, but possibly - through the concierge's ceiling. He's on holiday, but still. Our bath has already flooded into one of their children's rooms since we've been here.

I am not good with domestic disasters, let alone in foreign parts. My tactic has been, and will remain AVOIDANCE AVOIDANCE AVOIDANCE. Fiddling while Rome burns etc.