Stayed in this apartment for 7 nights.
THINGS I LIKED
1. Good use of space in the apartment. It never felt too cramped even though there were 2 of us.
2. Hosts were friendly and easy-going.
They live really close to the apartment, so everything was passed to us promptly. They offered their helper's time when we needed help lugging our suitcase around. They were also very nice to let us check out a little later than 12pm.
3. Great location. It is an easy walk down to Kennedy Town where there are many grocery stores, restaurants, bars and cafes. MTR is also close.
THINGS TO NOTE
1. Picture of listings are not recent. Much has changed in the apartment. There is 1 pull-out couch in the living room instead of 2 separate couches. There is no art decor on the wall. The dining area is now replaced with a bigger table. The apartment does not look as new and bright as shown in pictures.
2. The apartment was not tenant-ready when we arrived. Although this was fixed really quickly every time i contacted the host. I also checked in on the day of booking and the host might not have had time to prepare the space.
- TV didn't work the whole time we were there.
- No wifi when we arrived. (Wifi was provided on Day 2-3)
- A/C in the living room only worked on the first 2 days. After we switched it off, we couldn't turn it back on. (Host very kindly brought a fan over to combat this issue)
- No shampoo provided. Shower gel was baby soap. (A really small issue, we just walked out to the store and got one)
3. As the apartment is on level 1, there is a constant humming sound coming from the A/C generator outside. It is the loudest next to the bedroom. The issue goes away when the A/C is switched off.
4. Sometimes the bathroom smells funky due to bad ventilation but we solved this by opening up the window in the bathroom when we weren't using it. Note that the apartment is on the ground floor and people do walk by and can look into the bathroom.
5. To get back to the apartment from Kennedy Town is a short walk but there are at least 4 flights of stairs. If you don't mind stairs, then perfect!
It took some time for us to get settled in, but once we got used to the area and walking up and down stairs, everything was perfect. Alice's husband was always on-hand to help us with whatever was required and I really appreciated that.
Thank you for hosting us Alice and Stanley!