We were misleaded to book here by the older good review scores.
The pros: very good location near the sea, easy free parking on the street, nice wine offered as a welcome gift by the host.
The expected cons: outdated appartment, no balcony, no air-conditioner, no self check-in
The unexpected cons:
- old building with weird smells in the corridors
- huge humidity problem:
old smelly appartment with a lot of humidity and mould marks on the walls, looks like it could use a fresh-up paint, air-con and dehumidifier...
the bathroom has no window or ventilator, adding up to the problem. the bath towels gave off an aweful humid/mouldy smell making showering an unpleasant experience. The kitchen window won't close because of walls swollen up due to humidity, a broomstick was used as a security measure to prevent the window from being opened from the outside.
- huge cleanliness problem:
the appartment mustn't have been cleaned before our arrival. We found enough hairs to make a wig and they were everywhere to be found, including a bunch of them right on the shower wall. The toilet seat was also traced with colourful dried out bodily fluids. The old kitchen bench was sticky and the sofa-bed at the entrance had no washable cover, looked like it hadn't been cleaned for ages and we had to use a beach towel to sit on it.
- The forementioned sofa-bed was not made, nor were any sheets provided (thankfully enough I had sheets of my own to make my bed). We were provided with an extra blanket, that unfortunately smelled like it had been used over and over without being washed.
We tried to cancel on our first morning, but decided to stay since the refund would be really small to book somewhere else on such short notice.
All in all this was a rather bad airbnb experience.