The flat was well presented and the location was amazing. Christelle was amicable and accommodating. There are a few things worth mentioning and considering before renting:
- I mistakenly booked for 1 person instead of 4. When I mentioned this Christelle asked me to cancel because she did not want a group of “boys” renting the flat. It turned out I was with 3 girls so she accepted for us to rent. The “acceptable criteria” to be allowed to rent wasn’t communicated clearly in the listing.
- The bed sheets and towel are charged extra which we did not expect for a rental of this price. We would recommend referring to the “house rules” section for pricing details
- The Wifi is also charged extra
- Only the living room has Air Conditioning, not the bedrooms. This was disappointing as it was implied from the description that the entire flat had AC, and the nights were very warm.
Overall, it felt like anything that happened was an opportunity to be charged extra (use wifi, have bed sheets on the bed, have someone coming to stay for the last night, breaking one glass, etc.). The host implied she was doing us a favour when she provided a “discount” or waved the - sometimes arbitrary - extra fee.
These unexpected and numerous discussions about extra cost created frustrations we had hoped to avoid when renting a stay of this high standard and price.