This apartment has a lot of potential. The flat is quite nice and the communication with the host was almost always immediate and responsive. The breakfast foods, snacks and drinks are all appreciated. It felt quite like being at home and not in someone else’s.
A few things to mention:
- The accurate address number was not the one provided on Airbnb. The person who met us to check us in was waiting and saw us go to the incorrect provided address, asked us if we were looking for the flat (Orion City Loft, Ioannis), and then took us to the correct one, which seemed a little strange. I understand not giving the exact address until booking for confidentiality, but this seemed we were given the wrong street number on purpose and therefore unusual.
- There was one window broken/stuck open when we arrived that was apparently already known about when we messaged the host about it, but it was not fixed before or during our stay. Due to the winter season and the coldness, and so that the cold wind did not get inside the apartment, we had to prop closed the window ourselves with the only things long enough to do so - comedically, we had to use some of the fake flowers in a large sitting vase from the apartment.
- There is definitely an issue with hot water. This was also mentioned in at least one previous review from Sept 2019. When we first mentioned it, we were given instructions to find the fuse box to turn on the hot water switch as it was not even on. This was peculiar as why would it be turned off when guests were coming? We followed instructions and advice to remedy the nonexistent hot water, but to no avail for the 3 nights we stayed we did not have any hot water. This was inconvenient, and the host realised that and accepted to provide a discount due to this. However, it was strange that this was a known issue before, and that the hot water switch wasn’t even on in the first place. Perhaps because most people stay during the summer, this is not a problem for them, but if visiting off season or during more mild months guests for sure would want to have a hot (not cool) shower.
- One of the bedrooms did in fact smell of cigarette smoke. I had inquired whether people were permitted to smoke inside the flat and was told no, but we had to keep the second bedroom door shut during our entire stay so that the cigarette smoke smell did not leave that room.
Many of the mentioned can easily be changed or remedied, and if they are, this apartment could easily become great/excellent and not just good.