I know people have different standards and I wasn’t expecting The Ritz, but there were quite a few negatives to this apartment and I would like to ensure anyone who is due to visit is aware.
Let’s start with the positives though:
1. The location of the apartment is fabulous. A short walk to a lovely beach, restaurants and shops and the Metro (which is super easy to use).
2. The apartment is well stocked with everything you need.
3. Communication with the host (until I complained) was great.
Now the not so great:
1. The fixtures and fittings badly need updating. The furniture is quite dated and tatty. But worst of all, the bathroom fixtures are not at all clean. I think the cleaner has tried their best but years of grime mean they were on a loser. Kitchen cupboards and the fridge were sticky and there was a half eaten packet of muesli and cockroach left in one.
2. The air conditioning in the lounge and the downstairs bedroom don’t function properly (one is broken and the other very noisy meaning the room was unusable).
3. No hot water got to the sink in the furthest bathroom.
4. A guidebook with useful information would have been helpful.
5. As soon as I contacted the host about all of the above, communication completely stopped.
As I said, clearly from other reviews different people have different standards, but this is my honest factual opinion and something I would like to have read before booking so I could decide if I could live with it. The apartment could be absolutely fantastic with a little bit of investment.