Couldn't use the bath though it's the main reason I thought the apartment was of great value. The co-host insisted that the prevent the use because of water restrictions in Cape Town. Though I had no restrictions issues at the hotel I was at just before moving into this apartment.
The lines were dusty, i was told that that's because the building is old.
The bathroom sink was clogged when I arrived and on the third day some brown goo came up the sink, I was told it's because they had just "replaced the pipes".
There was no battery in the aircon remote so I couldn't use it.
This place is not appropriate for long stays as it doesn't have a washing machine, though it's atvertised as such.
The apartment is very noisy. I Emphasise on the noisy part. You can hear so neighbors walk, talk and cough all day and night. You heqr every step they take and they seem to take them until 3:00 a.m in the morning everyday.
The area doesn't look unsafe but it did feel a little bit for me because everyday 3 men were smoking pot just outside. They looked harmless but they were very clearly dealing.
The rug in the entrance is not clean, you can see it hasn't been washed in a while.
The wifi is very slow. Very. You can't stream netflix really and working was very hard for me.
Jessica seems like she's professional, i saw her check out and clean another apartment. It's just unfortunate that they dropped the ball on my turn.
They refused to answer to my refund request. Saying that they'd look into it. They made new excuses over 3 days and I still have no answer from them.
Mind you, I phoned airbnb directly and sent them pictures. Airbnb has judged that the experience was not to standard and refunded me half of the amount + their expensive cleaning fee.
Still no word from them on the matter.
Else, the kitchen is well equipped, toilet paper available, plenty of towels, pillows are ok. There's soap at every sink and a hairdryer.
For some reason the 2 lampshades in the bedroom have different colors. One is white and the other one yellow.
The flooring in the bathroom is wood (quite an inappropriate choice) so you are minded not to spill any water at any point... In... A bathroom. It looks pretty though.
I asked them to fix all of the issues on the first day. They only did on the 4th day of my 5 day stay.
I rate this experience as unsatisfactory.