This review is my honest opinion about my observations and experience at this Airbnb. I don’t recommend booking this Airbnb for the reasons I mentioned below. I only added this review because I reserved this place based on other reviews which are not accurate to say the least.
First, I have to say that the host was responsive and he coordinated with his maid to let us drop off our suitcases three hours early. So thank you for that.
The place itself is not what we expected. The main entrance of the building is in a back alley, with some walls covered with graffiti. This one bedroom condo is located on the fourth floor of a relatively old building with no elevator. Stairs are not standard design, and vary in width. Hallways and stairs are poorly lit. The sub unit itself is accessible via another narrow set of stairs on the third floor level, shared by another sub-unit directly across from this property. The shared stairs are very narrow and are located behind a common door. The two sub-units are more like two rooms separated by two wooden doors with no deadlock. Only means of securing the door is via the old style Italian bedroom lock and key which are really meant for interior doors rather than the main unit door.
Kitchen and bathroom inside this sub-unit are nothing more than a bad joke. It looks like the bedroom’s former closet was converted into a very narrow kitchen.
The restroom is a DYI project completely gone wrong. It was dirty with mold visible underneath the shower door. The shower is basically a very small box with no head room that feels like a cage more than anything else. I’m 6ft tall and I think I had about a couple of inches of clearance above my head, if you are taller than me this shower is not for you. There is a mirror covering the top portion of the back wall that protrudes into shower area and further reduces the effective available space there by more than a third. You only have hot water for about 5 minutes, so you better shower quickly. It appears that this place has a low capacity gas water heater, so good luck with that. Electrical wiring and light is at your chest level and electrical fixtures and wiring do not appear to be waterproof. Exposed electrical wiring covered with electrical tape runs from wall to wall in the shower area. One can easily get electrocuted to their death in this shower. This is a serious life safety issue that Airbnb should do something about it immediately. It’s not okay to allow any property with all these issues and international building code violations to be posted on Airbnb.
The bathroom sink was dirty and poorly built. Water fixtures are meant for a much smaller sink and less than an inch from the edge. It’s simply not usable. You can barely wash your hands in this sink.
The only positive for this property would be its view and the narrow balcony. If you only care about the view and don’t care about anything else, then congratulations this is the place for you.
Overall I don’t recommend this property. It requires major renovation. People work hard for their money and want to enjoy their vacation time. It’s very unfair to waste their hard earned money on this dysfunctional and dirty restroom.