Prior to our visit Alexandre replied quickly. Unfortunately when the code he had given me to the key lockbox didn’t work he didn’t reply until the next day. Luckily by then I had found a different code on the website and after struggling for over an hour we did get into the flat and what a disappointment it was. Alexander’s clothes were everywhere - there was no space for guests clothes in either bedroom. The second bedroom was full of children’s toys with a dangerous object sticking out of the desk. The second bedroom had an internal window so no fresh air.
The bathroom was unfinished with missing plaster on the walls and was not suitable for anything other than a couple as there was no privacy with the doors not closing properly.
The apartment was very dark with little natural light. The worst thing was the dirt. The apartment was not clean - everything had a layer of dust on it. The floor was filthy.
The kitchen was dark but functional- we didn’t use it as we were only there one night.
After complaining about the state of the flat Alexandre offered a 6 night refund which he later tried to renege on as we had used towels and he claimed we’d left a light on - we hadn’t. He then offered 2 nights. Eventually we received money from Airbnb which in no way made up for the panic of not being able to get into the flat nor losing a day of our holiday trying to find somewhere else to stay.
The outside terrace of the flat was fantastic - if only the rest of the flat had been the same