The host wanted regular updates about our arrival time even after we agreed a time. I received one of their messages at 04:49am. The host arrived late, leaving us waiting on the street for 10 minutes.
There was no cooking oil, oven gloves, tea towel, sponge or cloth for washing up, and the saucepan handle was broken. The bed slid around and one of the pillows on the bed was also incredibly lumpy. There was hair on the bathroom floor and the bed.
The host claimed the hot water worked but despite us leaving the shower and sink to run for ages, neither heated up. The apartment was very noisy at night.
After the first night we cancelled the apartment and booked into another hotel.
The host rang after we cancelled, and was very angry and accusatory, and said the “hot water was never an issue for anyone” and that “we’ll see if the hot water isn’t working”.
We checked out immediately as we didn’t want to confront him in person given his aggressive tone.