I am honestly disappointed. I will list just some of the problems. First of all, let’s start with the accommodation - we were forced to wait for more than two hours for someone to actually let us in the apartment. There was no communication with the host, she didn’t answer her email and airbnb internal communication, none of the phones actually worked; Rita’s phone has an Australian number and dialing out to Australia is restricted on many European dial plans or it is too expensive. But even that number didn’t work… I had to dig out airbnb’s French number on Internet (good that I was prepared with a French SIM card), then called them and they were able to contact someone (not the host) who we had to wait more than half an hour – “wait in the restaurant nearby until she comes”- they said. What?! After half an hour the lady did come and let us in, showed us the basics (not that there is much to show in this hotel room-apartment thingy) and left in a great hurry… There are stains all over the floor, bugs splattered on the walls (yeah, really!), only one light bulb was working. I went and bought 3 LED lights that I fitted myself, using one of the two flimsy and squeaky chairs (the only thing that is tall enough to let me reach the ceiling) which posed a high risk of injury. The water heater has severely corroded elements and the indicator light is blinking for service or maintenance. I think that operating this appliance poses a risk. The clothes drier isn’t working, but even worse – the mains lines are exposed underneath it so there is a real danger of electrocution! Speaking of that – the stainless steel drum of the washing machine is live at nearly mains voltage – if you manage to somehow ground yourself during the loading and unloading of the machine, you will get shocked! My BF has a good knowledge about electricity (though he is not a certified electrician) and happened to have some measuring equipment with him. It turned out that only one electrical outlet was wired properly and was actually protected by the RCD - he tested that. The other ones have an open ground (no earth at all), which totally defeats the RCD protection - it will not cut out the power in case something happens to pass electricity through your body! Even worse – he found out that the ground wire is actually at high potential because of a leakage somewhere in the electrical system. This poses a real danger to life and it is against all electrical safety regulations! I don’t understand how it is possible for anyone to offer an apartment on airbnb in such a bad condition – aren’t there officials who checks to confirm whether it is actually safe to live in a space hired on airbnb?! This is dangerous to adults, but imagine what could happen if...