**THE ACCOMMODATION:** This place is run like a little hostel. There are 3 double rooms for guests and 1 very small bathroom which is shared among all guests.
The main entrance is shared, but there is no access to the private apartment. Guests stay in the attic. From the corridor you reach the shared bathroom and a narrow spiral staircase leading to the attic. Upstairs you first enter a small windowless space which serves as the common area for guests with a table, a fridge and some dishes. All 3 rooms are accessed from this area. Luckily, the two other guests staying there at the same time were friendly and quiet people.
The room itself has simple interior which match the pictures and it was clean. As it faces the main road, it was constantly noisy due to the traffic even with the windows closed - earplugs recommended. There are no blinds or curtains so it gets bright early in the morning.
As the price we payed was similar to a simple hotel room, we would not choose this place again - even regardless of the experience with the host.
**THE HOST:** This was the most disturbing experience we ever had with an Airbnb host. Instead of being welcomed as paying guests we felt like suspects who needed to be investigated.
We had booked a double room for my partner and I. Due to emergencies my partner had to travel without me. I had informed the host hours before in advance and upon her request provided his travel information.
However, the host refused to open the door for my partner after his long travel. The host claimed she didn't know who he was when my partner called. This was bizarre because we had communicated just a few hours before.She then demanded him to send her a photo of his passport to her private email. My partner felt uncomfortable to send such a sensitive document. We believe it is not even legal to request that.
He explained that he was already standing in front of the door and could show his passport to her in person. She refused and instead tried to threaten him by saying she would call the police.
My partner suggested that she could cancel our booking and he would happily stay in a hotel instead. Eventually, she let him come upstairs. However, even after inspecting his passport she continued to question his identity.
The phone call took 11 min during which my partner had to remind the host repeatedly to please stay polite. Not only her tone was unacceptable but she would even use offensive language.
It was sad enough that my partner and I could not travel together, while at the same the unfriendly communication from the host to both of us put me under great pressure when I was busy taking care of emergencies elsewhere. All of this was a very uncomfortable experience.