Our stay was immediately complicated by the 4 levels of extremely steep stairs that we had to traverse with a 1 year old, a stroller, and a week’s worth of luggage. This was a never ending hassle that was entirely unbeknownst to us. Indeed this climb was not at all mentioned in the listing, clearly hiding a huge flaw. Later, when we discussed this with the host, he said we could have asked for a lower floor, but again, we didn’t know that was an option.
Additionally, the stairs were more like ladders, not like a typical stairwell, again, indicating a safety issue.
What’s more, the bathroom had a potent and unwavering smell of both feet and sewage that stuck around the entire 2 days of our stay. 2 days, I must mention, out of 7 originally scheduled that we had to cut short because of the profound and consistent stench and discomfort we experienced.
Furthermore, the stairs and bathroom notwithstanding, though this listing says “no parties” it is most certainly extremely loud and sits exactly above a wild “shooter bar” that boasts patrons quite literally howling for hours on end beginning no later than 8pm and ending no earlier than 3am.
Lastly, while the listing mentions “smoking allowed” please beware that your stay will be fraught with plumes of smoke of all kinds rising upward and entering your residence from every crevice. The other apartments in the building were filled with smoke, as evident from doors open when we were walking up and down to get to our apartment. The entire building is filled with smoke and an uncomfortable stench for any non smokers.
The host even came into the space to spray a perfume after we contacted Airbnb corporate regarding the awful cigarette smell,but he did not notify us that he would be doing so, effectively violating our privacy.
We first contacted the host directly re: these issues and he was particularly curt, defensive, often absent and unhelpful.
We would not recommend this place nor stay here again, and advise you to take extreme caution when booking, in particular if you are traveling with a family and/or young kids.