We stayed here for a few days and while the place itself was nice overall ( close to old town/ shops, had good amenities, cool decoration, wifi, AC, washing machine) our stay was stained due to a couple of actions from the host Greg which left us with a bitter taste :
*After making & paying for the booking, Grege advised that there is a yearly pest control session taking place at the property and asked us to leave during that which was inconvenient. He did apologise however this was a day or so before our checkin date and he could've told us before booking but did not.
*Greg or his associates entered the property while we are out to drop us a towel despite us asking him to leave at door or not to bring it at all. Maybe he had good intentions but this was not expected nor appreciated. This was the second time Greg / his associates enter the place during our stay without us being there which made us feel uncomfortable.
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Greg asked us twice to either leave a 5 star review on AirBnB if we enjoyed our stay or to report our feedback directly to him outside Airbnb so he can get there. Pressuring customers to choose between a 5 star review or to "hide" their feedback from the AirBnB community creates misleading / biased ratings about listings which defeats the whole purpose of reviews/ratings and affects booking decisions. Considering Greg is a superhost we were shocked with his approach here.
There are a few other small issues like we paid cleaning fees and Greg asked us to take the Rubbish out to bins that are located on an intersection close to the building..the apartmnt is on the third floor and there is no lift so keep that in mind when carrying luggage.
On the flip side, Greg was very flexible with the check in time and allowed us to check in early which we found greatly helpful considering we arrived to the island early in the morning. He also left a wine bottle which was a nice gesture of him. His communications were quick and positive though it felt like a templated approach at times.
We thanked him for hosting us but we wish our experience was better with less intrusion, more personal comms and most importantly we wish he keeps all feedback transparent to AirBnB and not filter out ones that aren't ideal !