My worst stay ever!
Before check-in:
The host informed at the very last moment that he would not be able to check me in in the evening (around 10pm). He knew that my plane and train ticket cannot be changed and that I physically cannot arrive earlier due to the schedule of the Moscow-Paris plane and the Paris-Bordeaux train. He refused to speak on the phone, citing poor English (during the meeting, he explained himself quite calmly!) - I had to spend half a day on correspondence with him, in which he in a rude manner refused to settle me in the evening, rejected all reasonable options for resolving this issue :
a) leave the keys to his friend for me to pick them up.
c) leave the keys for my friend to pick them up (he said that this is possible only with a 5 hour wait in the apartment - an absolutely inexplicable requirement that leaves no chance!)
c) leave the keys in the luggage room at the station or in the mailbox, so that I can pick them up myself.
As a result, I had to spend several hours looking for accommodation at the last moment, I had to carry a heavy suitcase to the hotel in an unfamiliar city at night, sleep in a small uncomfortable room without amenities so as not to spend a lot of money, call an expensive taxi the next morning to get there to the apartment, and after a sleepless night in a tiny room, lose another half a day to check in.
Upon check-in:
The host entered the apartment without taking his shoes off, went into all the rooms, thus soiling the floor everywhere - I had to wash it myself. There was a layer of dust on all the shelves in the cabinets and chests of drawers - I had to wash everything myself. I had to buy sponges for washing and related products for this. There were dirty rags and sponges on and under the sink. The crockery in the drawers was stained with dust and had to be washed by hand. The toilet had a dirty toilet lid, I had to wash it. Plus, from the very beginning there was an unpleasant smell in the toilet, which never disappeared, no matter how hard I tried.
The host informed me at check-in that the dishwasher doesn't work and will not work for a long time. The presence of a dishwasher was one of the main criteria for choosing an apartment, in its absence, I would have booked another accommodation 100%.
Moreover, at the end of my stay the host tried to get additional money from me for nothing by reporting fake damages!
Don't recommend this host!