We were very much disappointed by Gregory’s place. I’d read some great reviews but found the flat to be tiny, unclean and worst of all suffering from bad damp issues. So much so that the paint was peeling from the walls, ceilings and window frames. The smell of damp in the flat was overpowering and it affected my husband badly, as he suffers from mild asthma. It left his chest tight and brought on a cough. We were fortunate he’d brought an inhaler, as his asthma is so infrequent he rarely uses it.
In addition the place was generally dusty and unclean. We had to spend some time cleaning it upon arrival, because you really didn’t want to touch anything.
There was also blood on the sheets.
We would have left there and then, other than the fact it was midnight when we arrived.
In order to combat the damp, Gregory has an extractor fan - with pipework running right next to where your pillows are on the mezzanine bed. It comes on automatically early in the morning right underneath your head, waking you up - with no instructions as to how to switch it off.
The flat is tiny and the bathroom is no bigger than a cupboard.
Contact with someone called Arnaud was good, but when we told him of the problems the next morning, he referred us to Gregory - who never got back to us.
We moved out that day and found a nearby hotel to stay in. I raised a complaint with Air BnB since I’d heard nothing from Gregory, and they told me the following day that he hadn’t got back to them either.
I think it’s irresponsible to let this apartment again until the damp problems are sorted - for health reasons.
Gregory also needs to give the whole place a thorough cleaning from top to bottom.