Frist to say, we stay at a lot of ARBnB locations and know a good owner and one that does not put much effort into their property.
The good – the apartment is spacious and is located in an excellent location. The bathroom and kitchen are renovated and has all new appliances. The owner is quick to respond.
Now for the list of bad – We got there and was given directions on how to get into the central door and that we were to pick up the key in the mailbox and use it to get into the inner door and then the location and key to the door of the apartment. The problem is the owner said he would send a picture of the mailboxes. We never got a picture and had to search through 23 mailboxes to try and find the key. When we did find the key it was in an envelops and all it said on the outside was “Guest” and “ARBNYOU”. I guess this meant us. Also, this was the only directions we had for the apartment. See picture.
We got in and found that the description of air conditioning was only a small portable unit that was not installed correctly. The exhaust was just laid in the room and therefore it did not provide much cooling as it was blowing both cold and hot air. I spent some time and was able to connect the exhaust to the fireplace to help get the hot air out of the room. After the air conditioning ran for a while, water was leaking out the bottom and filled the floor when we woke with water. I found a tray and placed it on it to collect the water. The service man came and said it was not level but after he leveled it, it still leaked all over the floor. I turned it off and looked at the bottom and it was severely cracked. All during our stay we had to continually mop up water. See pictures. Beware the air conditioner will only cool one of the three rooms.
Also, the first night there we went to take a shower and the hot water was not turned up and therefore one of us had to take a cold shower. The service man turned it up and we had hot water afterwards.
The bed was broken and we had to sleep on a bed shaped like a “V”. The service man fixed it and was OK after the first night.
The TV is set up on a fire stick and you can only get programs if you have a subscription to the apps. We didn’t so no useful TV for us.
We went to wash clothes and the washer was broken. The door was about to fall off. The service man repaired it but even after that, it still sounded like it was about to blow up. It is old and barely works.
Finally, there was no instructions for the apartment and thus no WIFI codes or how any works. We finally got these after many messages to the owner.
This is not a bad apartment but the owner, TV, washer, and especially the air conditioner needs work. I’m not sure it is worth price paid. It has potential but not there yet and not to our expectations.