I would not come back nor can I recommend this airbnb. The “hosts” were not the people that met us. We met with Vladimir who was socially awkward and late to our checkin. He did not use the Airbnb app for some reason, so Maria was passing our messages to him. They required us to make an international call to Vladimir to let him know we arrived for check-in, which makes the listing a lie because they state it has a lockbox. that is untrue. We called 30 minutes before hand from the train station, and i told him i would be there soon. We stood in the rain waiting for him. When he arrived he didn’t attempt to help while my wife and I carried 2 large luggages, a 2 yr old in a stroller, and 2 book bags… literally going up steps.
It gets worse.
First 30 minutes, we found out the bathroom toilet seat wasn’t attached. The first bedroom had a bed which had warped slats holding up the mattress. I sat down to take off my shoes and the whole bed collapsed. We messaged Maria, who contacted Vladimir who came the next day. Brought no tools and had to go get some. When he left, we ripped off the front door handle. So we literally had to sit there and wait for him with door bolts cause the front door had no handle.
he came back with a friend, attached the toilet seat, put a screw in the handle to keep it in place, and when they looked at the bed, they just stared at it. I told them the wood slats look warped from prolonged usage. I put them back in and just pushed with my hand and the bed collapsed. They sat there, said something in russian, and awkwardly just stood in silence till i said something. They said they couldn’t fix it, but would see what they could do, and then never came back or provided solutions.
I fixed the bed myself again, crawled against the frame and slept right in the middle so i wouldn’t fall out the bed. next day, i took photos, (cause it collapsed again), Maria said someone would come fix it, and no one did. We basically lost the use of one bedroom.
Besides that, the apartment is not like the photos. the renovated the kitchen and 1 bathroom. the bedrooms and the 2nd bathroom are dated. the balcony was covered in mold and water damage. The coffee table on the living room looked like someone literally ate of it without plates.
Worst part about it, Maria refused to even give me a partial refund, and said i broke her bed. This is probably the worst airbnb experience i have ever had. Don’t be fooled by these reviews or photos, you can do better