Lack of Transparency- No Windows/No Ventilation
Definitely a lack of transparency in the description of this place. I would worn the next guest to completely understand what you are getting before you confirm.
While it is a Loft space, what is not shared is that this is a basement apartment with one roof window in the entire flat. I repeat, the only window in this apartment is the room with the loft bed and the window is the entire ceiling/roof. There is no light or ventilation in this place. There are fans placed in every room, I guess for circulation and air, but several of them don’t even work. There are no closets and very little storage space at all. The apartment is advertised for up to 8 people, but the host only left 2 towels and no extra linens for the bed (I stayed 5 nights and would have appreciated more/clean Lenin).
One of the bedrooms (with the ceiling/roof - window) is extremely noisy at night as there is a bar just above it that goes on very late. And when daylight comes, the entire room is bright, especially with the bed less that 5 feet above your head- sleeping past daybreak will be a challenge. So that means if you are over 5 feet tall, you will not be able to stand upright when getting in and out of bed.
I do not know what this place was used for previously, but with an entire wall with wires coming out of it in plain site, something seems suspicious. It wouldn’t have taken much to hide the wires behind a door or wall, nor too much to ask that the host remove all of the empty boxes (from the fans ) in the trash or a different storage space.
The location (in the city) is great, but the business next door attracts a lot of attention, including the police that greeted us EVERY NIGHT.
I did not enjoy this place. I felt deceived (false advertisement). Given that inventory was low, I had no other option but to stay.