The place is generally nice and the host is responsive, but I had a few important negative experiences:
- I got stuck on the balcony for 5 hours after closing the door behind me, not knowing that it was automatic lock; such doors aren't common where I'm from, and there was no warning on the door.
- There was hair on the bed and in the sink.
- When I got back to my apartment on the last day the electricity was not working (not sure for how long) which meant no wifi, no lights, no stove etc.. It was a good thing I spent the last two days away from the airbnb with my friend.
Another thing is that I had a few cigarettes on the balcony thinking if I was outside it was ok to smoke on outside spaces. I was told by the host that the entire premise including the balcony was no smoking afterwards (it does say on the listing that the place is no smoking, and I had made the wrong assumption about outdoor spaces). Where I'm from, 'nonsmoking' usually applies to indoor premises, with smoking permitted outdoors. I took a chair out with me, which apparently took some of the scent from the smoke, which I am now being asked to pay for. After having several negative experiences at the airbnb, for which I asked for no compensation, being told to pay for a chair (which in my opinion can be fixed by a simple solution of letting it air out) was an unfortunate addition to the overall experience. I offered my apologies repeatedly, but this was apparently not enough for the host.
The apartment itself is nice and accommodating with an amazing location in the heart of the Condesa area, but overall I had a very negative experience which led me to provide the review that I did.