Recently my colleagues/friends (3 adults and 2 minors) and I stayed in Stephen’s apartment and much to my dismay, I am forced to leave a review that is less than positive. Below, I have compiled a list of pros and cons associated with our stay.
Pros:
-	Steven (the building manager) was extremely polite and accommodating when he let me into the apartment. I cannot express how lovely this man was, he even helped me bring my things upstairs!
-	Fresh towels/linen were provided for our stay.
-	A selection of teas/coffees were stocked in the kitchen for us.
-	The location was fantastic, being close to public transport and shops.
Cons:
-	The lights in the master bedroom were broken, meaning we had to use two very dim lamps to see in there.
-	The bunkbed was extremely rickety, which made the guests staying on it feel unsafe.
-	The curtains in the living room were held up by tension rods, meaning we had to be extremely careful with drawing
them, and were even told that we should not be touching them at all, which is ridiculous, as curtains are essential for
privacy.
At the time of our stay, I was on crutches due to an injury, and as such, my mobility and coordination were more limited, leading me to pull the curtains aside with slightly more force than intended and the entire curtain rod coming down.
Obviously, we called Stephen, the owner of the apartment to assist us with returning the tension rod. As soon as he entered the apartment he seemed to be in a terrible mood, and was immediately rude to me and the other guests.
We were berated for using the curtains, which, may I reiterate, is ridiculous, and we were made to feel uncomfortable in what was meant to be our home for the week.
Furthermore, Stephen doubled down on his attack, and began criticising our use of the apartment, as though we were children, incapable of following rules, (of which, none were broken).
For transparency and context, the other guests had opted to bring the mattresses from the second bedroom and children’s room into the main living area to sleep, in part due to the rickety bunkbed, and in part because three of the four people staying in the living room (including both minors) were Autistic/ADHD and felt more comfortable sleeping in a group environment.
Upon seeing this, Stephen became extremely passive aggressive, berating us for removing the mattresses from the beds, saying, “It is inappropriate to place the mattresses on the filthy floor.”
Now, for me, this immediately called into question his cleaning habits. Thinking your own apartment floor is filthy is not a good look.
Stephen then went on to berate us, saying that his apartment was not student housing, (which might I say, is extremely ageist to all parties staying at the apartment,) then proceeded to count us, and rudely ask how many people were staying here, which was 6, the amount allowed by the rules. I told him such, and he seemed almost ANGRY that we hadn’t broken any rules, as though looking for a reason to evict us.
It was an extremely unpleasant interaction and experience overall, and I would NOT recommend staying here while Stephen is the apartment owner.
It is not worth the trouble of dealing with his entitled, discriminatory, and frankly disgusting attitude.