My group of 5 siblings enjoyed staying here but that was after recovering from initial shock, I will admit.
It is a little different to what I was expecting. Perhaps I missed some things in the description, I'm not really sure, but my family took it on board and we looked for the positives and ended up having a great time, playing squash, ping pong and billiards like when we were growing up.
I was expecting a pool that people could swim in, but there was no water in it, cos it was under repair. That is a feature in the advertisement title (with pictures too) so perhaps it should have been mentioned when it's out of action.
I also knew there were steps involved but I obviously misunderstood. I was thinking there were 16 steps up to the room and the same 16 steps back down to the bathroom. But I was shocked to find out the bathroom (shared with squash court users) is an additional 16 steps down to the underground level - which you have to access in very dim light if you get up to the toilet in the night. It was quite overwhelming having to remember which light switches should stay on or off. The host was very patient in explaining and was helpful in trying to make life less stressful for a sister who has mobility issues. If you have anyone with mobility issues, this is definitely not the place to stay.
Also didn't realise the kitchen area was actually a public area for squash court users to share either. Plus others staying there.
Be warned - The room itself might be private, but only to a small degree- you still have to go out and downstairs to walk across the public squash court foyer/thoroughfare to get to the internal stairs winding down to the common bathroom area. Plus you may have squash court customers playing squash as you walk through, or playing ping pong and sitting upstairs on the lounges right outside your door. Just worth considering before you make a semi-naked dash!!
The host was very helpful, friendly and accommodating.