I would like to start by thanking Pearse for providing a well equipped house with all needed appliances, for the smooth check in and help with luggage and for ensuring I received all my mail.
He has also noticed during my stay that the bedroom radiator switch was broken & he sent someone to fix it the next day.
However, will I ever book another unit owned by Pearse? Never.
For starters, the unit was freezing most of the day, when I told him that he said the radiator was on a timer and it will not be turned on except for once every 8 hours. This meant that it was never warm and I was always feeling cold. When I conveyed this to him he replied sarcastically that I need to gets used to being cold or I won’t be able to survive in Ireland.
The second thing that was completely disastrous was the fact that for 10 days out of my 15 days I had no hot water. I sent him a message on my third day, he came next day to fix it. He thought he did but nothing got fixed. I had to shower with freezing water in an already freezing apartment. After days of complaining he sent a guy over to see the problem and apparently some water valve was off. This was still not that bad until he had the audacity to send me a message accusing me of turning off some water heater valve like I’m a plumbing expert who has nothing better to do in life than play with very very very outdated water pipes and valves. And he continued by saying “Please don’t touch any controls”. I have never dealt with a more unprofessional host who’s arrogance pushes him into pointing fingers at hosts first rather than apologizing for his incompetence. Oh and yes of course after I retaliated he sent an apology, but it was too late man. 10 days with freezing water, in a freezing apartment, and rude remarks. Unacceptable.
In a nutshell: if you like staying in well equipped igloo with a dismissive host, this unit is for you.