The apt appears bright and well kept in the pics online. In reality, tho it’s not bad, it’s a bit like a college apt and not up to par with air bnbs these days.
The furnishings are a mishmash of items and fabric scraps etc. I will say tho that the bed is quite comfy!
The location is only appropriate if you want to party hard and late. The street below the apt floods with HUNDREDS of people at night til the wee hours of the morning and the old windows cannot block out the noise.
Beware that it’s in a restricted traffic zone and you will have quite a hard time getting an Uber here.
The hosts were very quick with responses and even opened up a shorter stay (at a higher price) for us. They allowed us to come drop off our luggage while the apt was being cleaned. Beware of this tho, as when we were checking out new guests arrived before our check out time to drop off THEIR luggage. The hosts had not contacted us about this so you can imagine our surprise when the property manager implied we should have checked out earlier. We graciously allowed them to come into drop their things while we finished packing our bags. At that point things got a bit strange, the girls that were dropping bags started walking around and acted as tho they had no intention of leaving. The property manager did the same and it wasn’t until we ask them to step out that they did. When we contacted the host she twisted the story and said we invited them in when in reality we felt sorry that they had lugged their bags up 4 flights of stairs and says they could pop those inside.
Once we got ourselves out the property manager never said goodbye or even apologized.
I’ve never in my entire history of air bnb had such an awkward experience as having new guests arrive having been told they could check in previous to my own check out time.
I am sure it was just a miscommunication, but the way it was handled was very uncomfortable and definitely put a bad taste in our mouthes.
This is a good apt for college kids wanting to party. Not great for families or anybody who wants sleep.
Be very sure to be clear about the check out time to avoid new guests coming while you still occupy the apt.