Most probably the most shoddy Airbnb Host that I have ever dealt with since 2014. He was extremely unresponsive where he either did not answer my questions properly, or did not even answer them at all.
When we reached, we discovered that the apartment is situated right above a bar, and in a lane full of eateries and bars. It’s on the first floor, which isn’t too high up, and one of the balcony’s windows could not be locked. We were pretty worried over the security of the apartment given that people could easily climb up to the balcony and come in through the window. When I pointed this out to the Airbnb Host, he did not respond to my concern properly or reassure us in any way.
The washing machine still had items left inside. The bathroom provided two big bottles of shampoo, but no body soap at all. Again, I pointed this out to the owner on day 1 of our stay, and asked him where I could find the body soap. He did not text me at all till 3 days later on the last night of our stay, where he still did not respond to my query on the body soap. We ended up having to get one ourselves.
The bathroom has no bath mat, and no hooks in the bathroom to hang your towels or your clothes. We could only use the washing machine top in the bathroom to place our toiletries on, with no space for anything else. There is no kettle to boil water. One of the bedside table lights couldn’t work.
On the second last day of our stay, the wifi stopped working. Again, I informed him about it, no response. I texted him about it the next day, still no response. On the day we were checking out of the apartment did he finally reply to say he has called the Telephone company to come the FOLLOWING day.
If the windows are open, the noises from the bars below can be quite loud. We kept the windows closed, and they did a very good job of insulating the noise.
I’ve stayed in many Airbnbs in the past 8 years, and this has probably left the worst taste in my mouth. If not for its extremely good location, I would definitely not recommended it to people.
The location is really good, just a short walk to the city centre, Sol, and conveniently located to many places.
We were able to schedule a cab on Cabify to bring us to the Airport at 6 am.
Air-conditioning and water heater work well.
All in all, great location, clean, spacious. But you’ve got to get your own body soap and be prepared for a really unresponsive Airbnb Host.