I was really excited when i found this place since the reviews were all good and everyone who stayed there before seemed to have only good words for the host.
Unfortunately as soon as i arrived i realized the place was lacking and some things were broken which the host knew about but which wasn’t mentioned in the description.
For example the toilet button doesn’t work, so to flush you need to fill a bucket of water and put it in the toilet… which was annoying because i was expecting a functioning toilet.
Also the lack of light was an issue for me since i need exterior light to feel comfortable and not trapped. On the pictures you can see a tiny window so i was expecting it but i thought it would at least be facing the exterior but the apartment is in a indoor courtyard and is facing the inside of it so even when you open it there’s almost no light so it gets really dark.
The cutlery was also extremely dirty, the floor as well and i found a bunch of ants around my bed and even on the bed. It’s in a sketchy area and there’s always people sitting on a bench staring at you just by the door when you enter… also really loud outside and even with the windows closed you can hear all the noise clearly…
When i listed all the problems to my host his only response was to gaslight me by saying that it never happened before and the reviews are good and it was my fault for not reporting this earlier…. Not even an apology or trying to find a solution or even offering some kind of refund.
i was supposed to stay 10 nights, i cancelled after 2 nights because i couldn’t bear to stay longer in this place. I dealt with airbnb support to see if i could get refunded — after showing the proofs of all the problems i experienced i had a full refund and a discount for all the trouble i experienced, so i guess i wasn’t being picky and the place was lacking.
Bottom point — if you’re thinking of staying there you should think about the lack of natural light, a broken toilet and cohabiting with ants, and being in a sketchy and loud area and a host that will gaslight you if there’s a problem.. and if all of the points doesn’t matter for you, then book it! Otherwise i highly suggest you not to book it. It isn’t worth the price at all.