Wil’s apartment is particularly well situated in the Melbourne CBD with easy access to the wonderful Melbourne tram system. Very quiet except for the very odd late night door slam (the joys of apartment living). Wil very kindly allowed us an early check in which was most appreciated.
However, Wil’s apartment is at best basic and in some aspects less than adequate.
There was no face washer or bath mat. We asked about these and were told we had 2 large bath towels and a handtowel and that is all (for the record they were not large).
Neither did he supply a tea towel nor a soap tray in the shower.
We were also asked to leave the place clean for the next guest (which we did). However, despite paying a cleaning fee the apartment was not clean when we arrived; pubic hair in the shower, embedded grime around the bath room basin sink plug-hole and an amazing greasy film on the dishwasher. I started to clean this off but decided to leave some for Wil to see for himself what a poor job his cleaner does. Vacuuming was cursory at best; we found dead moths in areas which were easily accessible. The bed linen was not ironed. We were also asked to strip the bed, on leaving, and to place our rubbish in a public bin in the street.
But, worst of all, was the condition of many of the fittings. Badly torn curtains, cupboard doors hanging off hinges, shower door off the tracks, one bedside lamp shade held in place with blue tac, a missing floor tile, cracked glass table top and blown light globes.
It is such a pity that an apartment so centrally located is not maintained to an adequate level.