First the positives?
The apartment was easy to find; close to the metro and tram; a supermarker opposite; the local boulangerie is fabulous; it is safe & secure; private and very quiet; the bed is comfortable; great to have a full kitchen and bathroom. We enjoyed all of this.
However, the negatives?
There are some mantenance issues to address. Plus the apartment was not ready for us when we arrived. There was dirty washing in the washing basket; wet washing in the washing machine; wet washing in the dryer and other people's leftover food in the uncleaned fridge.
So what do you do? Of course we contacted the owner. His explanation was that the last people had only recently left. None of this would have bothered us if only we had been told. We could have waited; maybe stopped to have a coffee somewhere while the apartment was cleaned. As it was I was left to take care of these things.
I thought, in the circumstances, it would be only fair to ask the owner for a refund of the AUD65.45 cleaning fee we paid. No reply to date. How very dissapointing.