A terrible, stressful and unpleasant experience for my family and I. Firstly, no clarity on which apartment in the building it was. We were just dropped the keys and left to stop on every floor to test keys on every door in the building. I was caring for my screaming infant while my partner raced to find our accomodation as we’d been travelling for well over 1.5 days from the Southern Hemisphere. Finally, we found it on the fourth floor.
Secondly, I had a written agreement with the owner to film an interview on the premises. An extra fee was agreed to in advance, which reflected a fair rate given that it is a low budget documentary I’m making. Then, two days before the interview, the owner extorted me and more than doubled the agreed fee, while threatening to withdraw his approval of the interview filming with much callous. This was a terrible abuse of power and unpleasant situation to navigate.
All of my communication with the owner was courteous, fair and respectful. Unfortunately I can’t say it was reciprocated. An ugly, stressful and unnecessary experience. Not to mention the facilities were not well cleaned. I do not recommend staying here!