Smaragda's apartments are basic apartments that are also featured on Airbnb.
Therefore it doesn't have Airbnb's "airspace".
Things I liked:
1) The main great thing about it is the location. It is super convenient to be in the city centre of Rhodes.
2) WiFi was mostly reliable which is good as I had some work to do.
Things I disliked:
1) double bed was two single beds joined together. I would be fine with this if they would stay in place; instead, they had wheels and they keps sliding apart which was annoying.
2) Cleaning: I understand covid19 measures are in place, but I think that with proper protection gear, a cleaner should still come and clean. If the law is against that, I guess it is what it is, I don't know the details of hospitality law during covid19. If the host explained to me verbally and I don't remember, apologies. However, we asked for a vaccuum and the reply was that the previous tenants unfortunately broke it. I get that tenants cause damage but we stayed there 2 weeks ++ and that's enough time to buy a vacuum.
3) The bathroom has no ventilation effectively. There's a window to a skylight kind of thing, but it is really not enough.
4) There is crazy noise from the street (I understand that this is beyond the host's control). It is impossible to work or sleep with the window open. During August the A/C must be on. Having the A/C on all the time only worked for the bedroom. However, unfortunately, it was not strong enough to chill the whole apartment.
4) This might seem trivial and even funny that I even mention it but here it goes anyway: There was instant coffee in the apartment. There was also ice. But no shaker. I asked the host if there is one. Instead of providing one they replied by (I'm paraphrasing from Greek): "The aparment is fully equipped with the basics, for anything extra there are many stores around".
My point is the same as with the vacuum cleaner: the host was responsive and quick in communication. I just don't like getting negative replies instead of solutions.
Airbnb is supposed to be different from old-school touristic hotels, and hosts should be aware of that if they want to put their property on the platform.