This is a very basic, no frills apartment which might be ok for a couple of days, but I was there for nearly two months and was not comfortable. When I arrived, I was told the heating was set to a good level and that I was not allowed to touch the thermostat. The apartment was very cold. I messaged the host and he came to adjust it. A week later it stopped working completely, but they were quick to fix it. There is a heater in the bathroom, but it did not ever work properly.
In my first message about to heating, I also asked for some burnt lights in the bathroom to be replaced, but I had no reply about that and the lights didn’t get fixed. I emailed again a week or so later and was told the bulbs were being ordered. It was a few more weeks before the lights were actually fixed.
The sofa in the living room was strange and uncomfortable. It seemed like there was a problem with the fold out bed inside of it and that it could not be folded correctly, so the seat cushions were not level and sank back. I could not really sit on it.
The knob to lock the bolt on the door was broken off. When the host came to fix the heater, he put it back on, but it fell off the next day.
The tv is very tiny and it’s on the side of the sofa, so would be difficult to watch.
The electricity in the apartment is very weak. It shut off several times and it’s a walk outside to the other end of the courtyard to switch it back on. It must happen often though because there were instructions in the door about how to turn it back on. The first time it shut off, I was using the oven and stovetop at the same time. The second time, I was using the dishwasher and had just switched on the water kettle. Was pretty frustrating at midnight to have to get out of my pajamas, put several layers of clothes on, and walk outside in the freezing rain to switch on the breaker.
The biggest disappoint for me, though, was that the listing said the apartment had a microwave and there wasn’t. I was there for work, usually have a busy schedule, and not much time to prepare food. A microwave is a necessity and was one of the reasons I chose the apartment. I messaged the host about it and had no reply. I messaged again after awhile and was told it was a mistake on the listing and there was no microwave.
I travel for work ten months out of the year and stay in Airbnbs all the time. I think this is only the second negative review I’ve ever written, but the hosts need to do a better job of maintaining the apartment and making sure their guests are comfortable.