Do NOT stay here!

Boris is the reason why I will never again book through airbnb for travel abroad. I've been using this service a few times a year for several years with zero issues until now.

- Boris emails me stating he left the keys to the apartment at a restaurant in the building. When I arrived at the restaurant to pick up the keys I was rudely approached by the manager and asked to leave because they did not offer free wifi.

despite her blatant prejudice I kindly introduced myself and asked for keys left by Boris. She denies having them before finally giving them to me but refusing to point me in the correct direction of the apartment.

- I spent an hour looking for the apartment struggling to contact Boris or AirBnB. I was terrified I was being scammed.

- Turns out Boris gave us the WRONG address.

- after finally finding the building on my own, what I found was very dark and terrifying building that reeks of cat urine.

- IF YOU HAVE A CAT ALLERGY THIS IS NOT FOR YOU.

- Boris downplays the severity of the stairs in the building. they are extremely narrow and decrepit. it is nearly impossible to get luggage up them. And also dangerous because they are very dark. It took me multiple trips.

- The apartment is SIGNIFICANTLY smaller than they look. There is no balcony to walk out on to. The "balcony" is actually a window that does not close entirely.

- there is also supposed to be a sofa bed. THERE IS NOT. it is not an actual pull out bed, it's just a large foam pad to place on the ground and should be advertised as such.

- there are no outlet converters in the apartment. I assumed there might be one in the apartment (my mistake)

- when I spoke to Boris he kindly offered to provide one. however he stopped responding to my emails after. After I went out to purchase one, Boris emailed me stating he could not provide one. but I returned to a converter on a table in the apartment anyway. I was confused and uncomfortable about him ignoring my efforts to arrange us to meet, but entering the apartment anyway without notice. Invasion of Privacy?

- The apartment has no working heat in addition to a window that doesn't close properly.

- The apartment has no working telephone. It has a perpetually dying battery and a charger that doesn't not work.

- IF YOU ARE SQUEAMISH ABOUT BUGS. NOT FOR YOU. The bathroom has a silverfish bug population. In addition to a toilet that does not flush. When I informed him about the toilet, he let me know that he was aware the toilet does not flush.

I ended up having to leave the apartment and get a hotel for the rest of my stay. I was WAY better off.