We did not have a good experience with this week long stay. Aside from lots of noise from upstairs and dirty dishes in cupboards we had far bigger issues.
Before we checked in, we received an email from Martin, stating that a long term tenant had been smoking inside the unit. He said that he found a solution to the smell. It turns out that solution was to put a small commercial air cleaner in the unit for a day. It did nothing to alleviate the smell. This was not just the case of an occasional smoke in the unit, this was heavy smoking in there. We bought air freshener sprays and even new pillows (at our cost) as the bedding was so smoke filled we couldn’t sleep on it.
The photos do not show the condition of the suite as it is. The furniture is old and not the same as shown. There is no chair as the photos show. The mattress is so old and lumpy it’s practically unsleepable, the shower is moldy and the lower walls around the shower stall are black with mold and rotting. The shower floor is so spongy that we feared going right through it. We literally had to stand in one tiny corner of the shower.
After checking in we immediately looked for alternative accommodations but unfortunately as it was peak season and we needed somewhere pet friendly, we had no choice but to stay.
What was very upsetting to me was that while we were out, someone that we don’t know let themselves into the suite without asking or telling us, to take away the air cleaner. All our personal belongings were there, as was our dog. The air cleaner was taken away without asking us. Maybe if it had have been left longer it could have helped reduce the smell at least a bit.