Chique, modern, beautiful apartment with lovely sea view BUT in need of some TLC
Spacious, beautifully decorated apartment in an upmarket block. Underground carpark (host charged €10 per night to use) .Great location, walking distance to lots of restaurants and shops, and plenty of Seaview walks close. Modern kitchen with oven, hob, dishwasher, washing machine, fridge freezer.
Two bedrooms, one ensuite, plus a separate family bathroom with bath.
The lounge and master bedroom both have TVs with cable TV (no Netflix or amazon prime etc)
Huge balcony with good view of the sea.
Host kindly provided highchair and cot (€75 for 1 week). The apartment was well soundproofed, so the baby could easily sleep while we spent time in the lounge.
Host was very accommodating that our flights got changed twice by our airline, and promptly adjusted our booking without any trouble.
On check-in we were met by Kaj, who works for the hosts, he very helpful, professional and pleasant to deal with.
There is a lovely swimming pool, with kids section, free to use on the ground floor of the apartment complex.
The host sets a limit on electricity usage, so the meter is checked before and after your stay, we were told that this shouldn’t be an issue as long we didn’t leave the a/c on for prolonged periods while we were out, I’m not sure how much of our allowance we used, but we weren’t charged any extra.
Unfortunately the freezer was broken, I reported this to the host on day 2, and on day 4 we were given a replacement, I feel the host did their best to help with this, and they were apologetic.
However there were a few minor issues (easily rectifiable) that would have significantly improved our guest experience:
1)	The flat was pretty dirty, we couldn’t walk on the floor without ruining our socks, or our feet getting covered with black dirt, there was a pair of dirty underpants (presumably from a previous guest) in the wardrobe, and a piece of wrapping paper on one of the bedroom floors. The sofa in the lounge had lots of crumbs between the cushions and the floor underneath the sofa was particularly dirty. There was also some dead insects on the kitchen surfaces. The white cushions on the balcony furniture were in need of a clean too.
2)	The dining room chairs were either broken or extremely uncomfortable, I think the upholstery at the base had broken so it felt like you were falling through them when you sit down.
3)	The curtains in the lounge didn’t fully close
4)	The remote control for the lounge TV was broken (the OK button didn’t work) so we used the remote control from the bedroom TV
5)	The bath tap in the family bathroom was broken, so we had to use the shower to fill the bath
6)	The sink in the master bedroom was partially blocked (took a long time for the water to drain)
7)	The light in the hallway outside the apartment didn’t work (I guess this isn’t the host’s responsibility as it is in a communal area)
Other than sorting these minor problems it would have been nice if the host had provided some beach / pool towels, and even some deck chairs and parasols to take to the beach (as we have had in other Airbnbs
I also found it strange, that for such a premium apartment, the host doesn’t provide enough toilet roll for the entire stay, no kitchen roll was provided.
Other Aibnbs we have stayed in often provide some basic groceries like bread and milk to get you started, but other than a bottle of water, nothing like this was provided.
Overall we had a wonderful time, and I do feel the problems are very minor and easily fixable, we would happily stay again in the future.