Pros:
- Appartement was pretty close to the places we intended to visit.
- Unit provided Wifi and Netflix
Cons:
- Building: Interior of the building very outdated, looks barely maintained, bad odour of cigarette smoke in the hallway. Road where the building is located is closed for construction so there was no possibility to take the car to the front door, we had to walk for about 10min with our heavy luggages.
- Unit was on the third floor and there is no elevator so be mentally prepared in case you got heavy luggages to carry all the way up.
- When we reached the place, there was no light in the kitchen as well as part of the living room. At first we had no clue of the issue and ended up eating in the dark…After contacting the host, she had us examine the braker and make sure all switches are positioned to On (luckily it’s not hard to do and solved the issue but this is not the client responsibility)
- In the bigger bedroom, A/C pipe exhausting the warmer air couldn’t stick to window anymore (glue dried out), therefore warmer hair was returned inside the room giving a feeling as if the heat was on. We ended up keeping that A/C unit off…
- Key card provided for free parking never worked to open underground garage door. Twice I had someone opening the door for me. On my last night, no one was there and I had to pay parking elsewhere. The fee were eventually reimbursed by the host but still not convenient and we shouldn’t deal with such a headache when we are supposed to come for a relaxing trip.
- We don’t know if the sheets were washed properly as we found a lot of hair on the sheet in the smaller bedroom…
- Opening the apartment door with the code was quite a struggle, we had to do it 6-7 times each time to get in. The mechanism would unlock but when rotating the door handle, it wouldn’t open…
In summary, the experience was WAY below what we expected when we opted for that location. We only relied on the few pictures on the ad and the fact that it is located downtown. Yes the interior is renovated but make sure to have a visual of the exterior as the building is very old, not the cleanest and clearly lacks aesthetic.
And if you have kids, do not simply rely on the fact that there are 2 bedrooms, the place can get noisy with the nightlife close by…