I’ve stayed in 75 airbnb’s to date and this is the second worst one I’ve ever stayed in. I typically don’t like to leave bad reviews and will even just leave no review at all if it was an off putting experience, but not this time. Although they were kind enough to give a slight discount, but that couldn’t compensate for the tragedy that is this apartment.
For starters, the lobby entrance of the building smells like raw sewage, as does the flat at times. We had to literally hold our breath from the building entrance until we got to the apartment.
The entire apartment was disgustingly moist and humid, although it was freezing cold. I suppose it doesn’t help that the sunlight never enters into the apartment, but it’s still inexplicable. They had one space heater that was good enough to slightly warm up a bedroom if the door is closed. I’d assume that it’s even worse in the summer since there are filthy oscillating floor fans in each room with accumulated dust on the blades.
The bed sheets didn’t smell clean and they were mismatched from different sets with designs from something out of the 80’s. The middle of the bedsheet in the main bedroom was worn with tiny balls, due to overused poor quality fabric. Even the reserve sheets in the closet of one of the smaller bedrooms smelled old. The sheets and pillows on the bed always felt damp due to the moisture indoors. Also, due to that fact, there was mold on the ceilings.
Also on the ceiling in the living room were bloody remnants of squashed mosquitos that no one bothered to clean up.
There are 3 rooms for many guests but the small boiler for the entire apartment only accommodates one 10 minute shower. And then it takes what seems like a half a day to refill. So if you are a couple, your best bet is to shower at the same time and make it quick. The removable shower head is busted and shoots in 6 different directions.
After you shower the window, even if you open it, will have condensation on it. So the entire bathroom will stay moist. This is the master bedroom shower I’m referring to. The other one may ventilate a bit better.
The pictures don’t show the marked up walls. They have black streaks across them as if the entire apartment was a luggage storing warehouse for an airline.
The washing machine is located in a room connected to the apartment but you have to walk outside to get to. It’s not a huge problem, but the clothes lines are out on the terrace, so if you want to dry any clothes and it’s raining, you’ll have to wait for it to stop.
If I had to sum up the look and feel of the apartment, it would be that of a sketchy rundown motel.