Long, but honest review.
I will start with the positives of our recent stay. Our communication with Marina was very good, she left clear instructions on how to access the property and everything was easy and straightforward. Secondly, the view was absolutely stunning from the balcony and the location of the apartment really can’t be faulted. It’s so central to everything we wanted to see, with shops, restaurants and bars all very close by. Sadly, this is where the positives end. The apartment was very tired inside and I felt immediately disappointed by the standard. We noticed straight away one electrical fitting next to the bed sellotaped onto the wall, this felt very unsafe. The storage for clothes was poor, with only 3 hangers in the wardrobe and no space in the bedroom drawers, as these were all filled with bed linen and towels. There also wasn’t much space on the balcony, as a clothes horse had been left up, with linen drying on this for the duration of our stay. The balcony itself was also a little grubby feeling, as the air conditioning unit leaked all over the balcony and we had to move the table out of the way to avoid being dripped on constantly. It was hard to find space to enjoy sitting on the balcony between the dripping unit, the clothes drying and the dirty mop and bucket in the corner. The bed in the bedroom was one of the most uncomfortable beds we’ve ever slept on, we actually had to laugh at how bad it was. It was like sleeping on concrete. The hallway of the apartment was very dark, there were no automatic lights and we struggled seeing our way up the stairs with our cases, and felt like this was quite dangerous, as we could easily have missed a step. There is a small switch on the wall to turn the lights on, but in the dark we struggled to see where it was. We also regretfully report that the apartment next door to ours, which is also owned by the same host was robbed on our last day. This left us feeling very exposed and unsafe for the rest of our stay. We were hesitant to go out the night of the robbery and barely slept a wink that night as we felt so on edge. It was very unenjoyable and we were so glad to be leaving the next morning for our ferry. I hate leaving bad reviews, especially since Marina was a nice host, but we feel it’s our obligation to let other visitors know about the worrying parts of our stay. This apartment is very unloved and is in desperate need of some repairs and additional security measures should be provided, like a safety deposit box! We would not recommend staying at this apartment.