DO NOT stay here until works have been completed on the flat upstairs. Drilling, hammering, gutting, and various machines started at 8:30am of the morning after our first night in the apartment. I texted Halina and all she said was : they (the builders) are putting tiles in the bathroom, but he (the neighbour) assured me they started only at 9h. Which is the legal time for making this type of noise (from 9h to 17h).
I get that the neighbours have a right to have building work carried out on their own flat - and that’s fine if you are living in your own home and it’s only affecting you, but don’t rent out your flat if the entire upstairs is being knocked out!!
Halina later texted saying she was unaware that any work was being carried out at all, and that her neighbour did not inform her in advance. As a homeowner myself, I know that she would have been told as other people in the building are legally obliged to inform the other homeowners sharing the building.
I generally don’t mind a bit of noise, but this was mad. The walls are paper thin so it sounds like the machines are running in the flat itself. It was far more than just the tiles being done.... when we popped our heads out the door the morning before we left, there was rubble and dust all over the stairs down to the flat where we were staying. This was because the door had been taken off the upstairs flat. I had a look inside the door and the whole apartment had been gutted.
Halina’s attitude just made matters worse - there was no apology, just a statement that it was OK for the builders to do this after 9am. On top of that I was pretty upset that she implied I was lying about the builders starting at 8:30am. The noise continued all day every day. So we tried to stay out as long as possible and avoid being home. It honestly ruined our trip. Apart from that halina was pretty rude on check in, insisting that we make sure we keep the noise to a minimum after 10pm.... which looking back was pretty cheeky considering all the noise we had to endure!
Even without the building works at night time, the road itself is pretty loud. Lots of dogs barking and people shouting... there is also a lively bar a few doors down. but because it was hot and there is no AC we had to have the windows open all night. I hate writing negative reviews and I haven’t done it in a long time but I feel like I have to tell others who are considering staying here.