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First of all, if you check in at the weekend as we did, be prepared to collect your keys in the city centre just off Gran Via. We travelled by car from Alicante, arrived at 8pm Sunday. The roads into this area from the apartment are challenging, and as the apartment is managed by a tech company, everything is digital - including entry to the building that stored the keys. A couple of issues relating to communication time and an expired link to my phone that unlocks the door to where the keys are stored - this added an extra 1 hour to our journey. Not what we wanted after a 4 hour car ride.
The stairs to the apartment are challenging - I wouldn’t recommend staying here if you have difficulty walking, breathing etc as you will struggle!
Entered the apartment to be greeted with a terrible smell from bad drainage and a different layout to what is in the photos of the listing: no plants in the living room, no rug, no 2nd sofa, no bench at the dining table, no plants in the bathroom, no plants in the bedroom, the bedroom window without a curtain and neighbours able to view into the bedroom.
As it is a loft apartment, be prepared to stoop/bend over everywhere you walk out with the living room or you will hit your head.
The shower is very small and the only way to manage to wash comfortably is by bending over or sitting in it. The apartment provide a plunger to unblock the shower as the water does not drain very well and you are soon stood in a pool of water. The bathroom suffers from mould and dampness. The toilet seat is coming off and it slides constantly. The roof beams are constantly in the way and you need to bend down in order to move around the bathroom.
Great location to the city, comfortable sofa and bed.