I don't like writting of negative review but I can't simply give a positive one here. This was the dirtiest airbnb I have ever been in. The kitchen was kept in a really disgusting state. Everything was sticky and smelt badly. We had to buy detergents and clean it by ourself. In addition there is no basic equipment like an electric kettle (there is a really dirty one - not electric - which wasn't possible to clean), there's only one mug and several small glasses. You can find a toaster there but with mopping equipment on it. We also weren't able to cook first day as the gas wasn't working. Here I must be fair and say that it was turned off in the balcony (but no one told me to do so, the owner has fixed it). Here I'd need to mention that the ownership is confusing. We were catched the second day of our stay by a man in front of the building who introduced himself as the owner of the flat (but not Evgueni). Here I wasn't sure if I should believe him or not as Evgueni is mentioned here. So it would be nice to let the guests know first there is someone living in the same building and it's the owner so no one has to worry who can come there to help or not.
Another problem was with the internet connection. I booked this accommodation for my remote working and that's why I specifically asked for the internet connection before I made a reservation. This has been confirmed by Evgueni. It was really surprising to me that no connection has been there and after several reminders it has been delivered 3rd day of my stay with really poor quality.
The available parking is mentioned here but trust me, you're not simply able to park the car there. We had to search for a place for about 30 minutes and it was 15 minutes away from the flat.
TV is here just as a monitor - no TV signal.
Offered transport from the airport for 30 euros seems to be like a tourist trap. We were able to get there by a combination of public transport and bolt for 8 euros. Taxi companies and rentals in Buggiba offers the same transport for 18 euros. I thought that airbnb is trying to be like a travellers community but here is looks like business first.
Not to be so negative there are also some possitive things:
- the friendly owner living in the same building is trying to be helpful as much as he can and the communication with him was much faster than with Evgueni or his assistant. He's the main reason why I put 3 stars instead of 2 in total.
- sea view from the balcony
- food stores, restaurants and caffe close to the flat by foot
- we were able to do a check-in in late hours (23:00)
- the flat is really large
- AC for summer months must be great
- 2 bathrooms (although 1 has missing pipe, but I do believe this can be fixed quickly if we asked for it)
- elevator available as the flat is in the third floor