To say that we were disappointed with the condition of this flat is an understatement. We were pleased with the location and the instructions regarding information pertinent to the flat, but dealing with a roach infestation all week was very disappointing. Here is a summary of the impact this roach issue had on our vacation. First, we had to take time out to go and purchase roach spray and treat the apartment every day. This involved spraying the flat every night and then waking up to pick up dead roaches every morning. In addition to the dead roaches that we had to clean up, every day we also had to kill 2-3 roaches that were still alive. We do not feel that the roaches were babies. Many of the roaches were 3/4 to 1 inch in length.. One morning as one of us sat on the toilet a roach fell on her foot. I cannot describe how upset this made her. Because of the required spraying, we had to smell roach spray all week. I can't imagine that is healthy and it certainly wasn't pleasant. Due to the roach problem, we had to eat every meal out at restaurants. We were planning to eat dinner out twice during the time that we were in Geneva, but because of the disgusting condition of the flat we were forced to eat every single meal out. Since Geneva is extremely expensive, this was a heavy financial burden. The one time that we tried to eat in the flat after we purchased food from Manor, we went to sit down at the table and a roach crawled across the tablecloth. From that point on I could not in good conscience have my wife and children eat in such unsanitary conditions.
In general the apartment was not clean. It was dusty and visibly dirty. The toilets had urine lines running down the outside of the toilets which caused the bathrooms to smell like urine. The shower held water when you showered. By the time we were done showering we were standing in six inches of water. Van did send someone to pour chemicals down the drain. This helped but didn't resolve the problem completely.
If you have rented this flat make sure that Van has treated the place professionally and he has verified for himself that there are no more roaches. I would hate for someone else to have to experience what we went through.