I love to leave my hosts great reviews on Air BnB, and if I ever do have any complaints, I send them privately, but I feel that future visitors need to be warned about Cosy 2! This apartment is directly above not one but FOUR cafes, all of which were still busy until after 1am on a Wednesday night. Not only were they loud, but the apartment smells like food from the restaurant kitchens and cigarette smoke from the dinners directly below the windows. There was only enough hot water for one shower per night, the front door knob fell of in my hand every time I touched it, the toilet paper holder is barely attached to the wall and the refrigerator was barely cool.
Should you decide to stay here, make sure to bring your own cleaning supplies. The bathroom looked as though it was never even touched since the last visitors. The toilet was dirty, the sink had scum on it and the surrounding walls, the towel rack was thick with dust, and the shower still had clumps of hair on the floor.
The most outrageous part of the whole visit though is that we had to sign a separate agreement, we were emailed pages of instructions on behavior, and met with printed versions of the same instructions. All of which were irrelevant when the flat above us was banging away at 7am, there were children running through the stairs, and the LOUD restaurants downstairs through the night. I didn’t mind the noise so much, but after being so nervous about the amount of noise my family and I made, it seemed ridiculous to worry so much about our noise level compared to what we had to listen to.
Besides Clorox wipes, be sure to bring your own toilet paper, paper towels, and hand soap.
The good points for this flat is that it definitely is in a great location. Sites, restaurants and the metro are all very close. The square outside is cute and bright and the flat itself has a nice decor. Jean-Noel was great with communication as well.
All in all if things were patched up and the bathroom was clean, I’d visit again, but this space definitely needs a little TLC before the next visitor.