I have spent two weeks in Guillaume’s apartment and, apart from the excellent location and beautiful building, my stay there has been quite concerning.
I have been extremely disappointed by the hygienic conditions of the space. It was evident that the apartment hadn’t been cleaned for a long time and, upon arrival, I had to buy cleaning products and spend the first day to make the apartment “livable”. Some towels in closets were wet. Closet was full of the owners’ clothes and other personal belongings. Armchairs and sofas in the living space were old and dirty and were sitting on a dusty rug. Bedrooms carpeted floor was dirty and full of stains. Kitchen equipment was “minimal” and extremely dated. The freezer was stocked with the host’s mother food and we have been warned of not touching it. We wouldn’t have had, of course, but we couldn’t use the fridge at its full capacity.
All this, if ever possible, made me even more concerned than if I had to stay there in a non-pandemic time. I would never stay here again unless the apartments gets completely sanitized and re-furbished and invite Airbnb to check out those properties whose poor conditions are reported, as in this case, especially when managed by “superhosts”.