If I could start by saying- Stay away from this apartment. It's atrocious.
The things didn't start off well when Mariano kept insisting that we have to be at the apartment at 3pm for check-in, the time that suited him. I had informed well in advance that I was arriving in Brussels at 10.30 am. So either I could come and drop off the bags at 11am or come in the evening after the sightseeing.He had agreed earlier that bag drop off was possible before I booked in the apartment and backed off at the last minute.
Then he sends his friend David to check us in. He was very courteous and friendly and I decided to forget the unpleasant communication with Mariano and enjoy my stay in Brussels.
But I must make all the guests who would like to stay in his apartment, aware of few things:
1. The entire building has faulty plumbing and it smells like sewer. We had to hold our breath all the way to the 3rd floor every time we had to go in or out of the building.
2. The bathroom tap doesn't work properly. The sink is blocked and it take forever for water to go. You can imaging the sight of all the hair after a shave floating around,
3. No bath mat was provided.
4. The mattress in the bedroom is all sunk in the middle. The most uncomfortable mattress I have ever slept on.
5. The wifi in the apartment was a disgrace. It would take 2minutes just for the google page to open, forget about browsing any information.
I would not recommend anyone to come and stay at Mariano's apartment and such listings should be taken off by Airbnb to maintain their standards.