Our stay at this Airbnb was unpleasant from the start to the end. Before arriving, we were prompted not once, not twice, not thrice, but four times to update what time we arrive at the Airbnb down to the exact five minute interval. We received the keys from a lockbox, so this information was useless to the host. We were also asked for our itinerary and flight/train numbers, which is frankly invasive.
Upon arrival at the Airbnb, we noticed that the door had three locks, one of which did not work properly. We had a difficult time figuring out which lock was locked and which lock was unlocked. This seems excessive since the apartment is on the fourth floor after a series of narrow stairs. It’s unlikely someone would break in, so the three locks don’t serve much purpose and were annoying to repeatedly use.
Once we were inside, we were delighted to see that the Airbnb was in great shape. All the appliances, furniture, floors, and decorations were in new condition and the view was great. We were in the center of the city and were within a few minutes from the shopping district and old Lyon.
Unfortunately, the bathroom had no hand soap for us to use, which meant we had to use dish soap. We also noticed that there were no blankets for us. When we messaged the host and asked about them, we got the following response: “Have you tried turning up the heaters to increase the heat in the unit?:)” We tried using the heater, but despite cycling through all the settings, we were unable to turn it on.
Luckily, we spent most of our day outside the Airbnb, but throughout the entire experience, we did not appreciate all the issues we had. This is extremely unfortunate because despite the location and the great quality of the Airbnb, we did not enjoy our stay at this studio.