Unfortunately, this is my first negative review of an Airbnb. I’ve been using Airbnb since 2015 and have never had such a horrible check in experience.
As the previous reviews stated,
the apartment is newly refurbished and absolutely beautiful and spacious. You have everything you may need minus a freezer, which isn’t/wasn’t an issue for me. It is in a quiet neighborhood that is out of the city center so you will need to do some travel into the city center. I rented a DonkeyRepublic bike that was parked nearby to do all my local traveling since construction outside the house limited public transit. The park surrounding it is very nice and quiet. The bed is huge and very comfortable.
That all said, the host asked me only a few days before my reservation if I could either check in before 2pm or at 830pm. This left me with a dilemma. Either I cancel my plans and try to change my travel ticket OR I arrive in a city I don’t know at night and try to get to the Airbnb in the dark. Honestly, this was a horrible request of somebody who is traveling and doesn’t know the city and I should have canceled on the spot and extended my stay in Amsterdam. It created a travel mess for me in the evening navigating a city I didn’t know and with limited transit for the time and also because there is construction on the street outside the Airbnb that eliminated the closest bus stops.
I cannot recommend this Airbnb until Vincent figures out a method for self check in for when he cannot greet his guests. I host many people at my house, especially in the fall and I understand that life happens. I work a lot and cannot always be there to greet my guests. Fortunately, in this day and age there are MANY easy and affordable ways to offer self check in and write a detailed paragraph explaining the apartment. I cannot recommend his place to anybody unless this is remedied and he understands that making a last minute change like this was not only inhospitable, but also a big headache that prevented my evening Rotterdam plans from happening.