We wish that we could rate this property 5 stars, as it really is such a nice property with the most perfect location.
If you do not want to be right in city center this is perfect location-wise. There is a bus stop right outside that is about a 30 min bus ride straight into center city. There is also tons of places to eat in walking distance including fast food and pubs/restaurants as well as a small convenience store type of place directly outside the property which was extremely convenient.
There is also plenty of room in the house and it is very cute and comforting in a lot of ways - very home like in decor etc.
HOWEVER, there were several, several problems that we came across and it was extremely difficult to contact the host as the host uses a 3rd party to communicate, and there is no way to get in touch with the host yourself.
This would be fine, of course, if the problems we had were solved and there was great communication.
There was one issue we had that did get promptly solved which I will begin with. The first night when we arrived we realized that the sink and toilet in the 3rd, top floor, bathroom did not work at all and that when the shower ran the water leaked through the ceiling to the bottom floor. I will say that the plumber came in the next couple of days and fixed this issue.
However, the first night when we all went to our respective beds, we realized that one of the bed's linens smelled extremely strong of urine. We stripped the bed and saw a urine stain on the mattress. Obviously the bed had not been inspected - in fact I do not think the bedding had been changed since the last person had stayed in there honestly or it would not have smelled so strongly. We expressed this immediately to the 3rd party and continuously expressed the urgency of this issue throughout the entire MONTH that we stayed there. We put the soiled bedding in trash bags and put them in the closet. They were never picked up and we were never given replacement bedding. However, on the 3rd week the host agreed to reimburse us if we went and purchased our own bedding so that our friend could finally sleep!! The host only agreed to this AFTER we reached out to Airbnb ourselves because we could not get an answer/solution from anyone!! This is the absolute most ridiculous part of the story.
(Also in regards to cleanliness there was so many items left over from previous guests which I don't necessarily mind except that there were perishable food items in the pantry and the freezer! It just seemed like it had not been cleaned well and there were several several cobwebs. I am also not one to typically complain about this kind of thing but it just really did not feel like someone had come in there and cleaned - not to mention the fact that the upstairs bathroom didn't work and no one noticed?)
Each of the 4 of us friends paid over $1000 to have a bed in this Airbnb for the month so it was EXTREMELY unfair to my friend that was staying in the previously mentioned bed.
Furthermore, there was two sets of keys and one of the sets did not work which we also expressed at the beginning of the trip and we were never given another set so the 4 of us shared one set.
Additionally, we could not figure out how to turn the heat on in the house and when I say we tried our best we really did. I even called customer service of the boiler because it was so cold and we were so desperate for heating! I requested several times to the 3rd party if they could send out a handyman to help us, as I am sure there was an easy fix I couldn't figure out, but they never did and we all slept in several layers each night to stay warm.
I cannot recommend this property due to the severity of the issues - mostly the urine - that was not promptly solved - especially bc I am imagining you are looking at this Airbnb for a fun trip and it is the worst to run into issues like this. Again, the property itself and the location itself, great - and I hope that the host reads my review and takes it into consideration so that the next guests have a great experience and can recommend it!