Starting with the good, the location is fantastic. Right by the metro, and close to tons of bars and restaurants. I wish I had more good things to share.
I’ve never had to write a bad review for a space until now. When I book a place to stay, I except it to look like the photographs. We were pretty shocked upon entering the place to find that it did not resemble the photos of the cute little apartment I’d seen online. The most concerning was a sliding glass door, that connected to the unit next door. In the photos of the space they show the wall with no door, but renovations were done and a door was added in. There was no way to tell how it was locked, and even more unsettling was the single sheet hanging over the glass on the OTHER persons space. Whoever was on that side could have dropped the sheet and seen directly into the space. If I had been traveling by myself, I would have had to find a new place to stay for my own safety and peace of mind. Thankfully I had my husband with me which put me slightly at ease, and we didn’t want to ruin the first half of our vacation in order to go through the hassle of finding a new place to stay, and attempting to get a refund. We decided to roll with the punches, and try to make the best of it.
On Thursday evening when we return to the space we notice the neighboring units door was left open. We didn’t think anything of it at first but after a few hours it was still open. It was getting dark and we were becoming concerned about someone from the street potentially entering. We contacted the host multiple times to ask what we should do about it and never heard back. When he did finally respond all he said was “sorry, that’s the upstairs unit” like that was supposed to be reassuring. When I responded letting him know we were disappointed and it seems unsafe he never responded. He only responded after I got AirBnb involved.
The fact that he has completely different photos of the space, and doesn’t disclose the doorway connecting the two spaces is extremely deceitful, and wrong. I think it’s important to warn other travelers, especially women who may be traveling alone about this shared space.
Aside from the doorway, the adorable backyard we saw in the photos was non existent. Instead the backyard was filled with junk, and half finished projects. It was not usable at all. The washing machine was broken and we couldn’t do a load of laundry like we had hoped we could since we packed light. Since there was no air conditioning, we were fine with opening the windows but they had no screens on them so bugs got into the space in the evening. The bathroom door didn’t fully shut or lock, and the lock in the front door didn’t line up either, making it very easy to accidentally leave with the door unlocked furthering the safety issues in the space.
This place is extremely overpriced and I wouldn’t recommend staying here.