This Airbnb was a pretty big disappointment, and I am not likely to book it again. First, the location was described as being near the Lausanne train station. While as the crow flies this was true, navigating to the apartment was not trivial. Not being familiar with local transit options we took a bus suggested by the SBB mobile app that dropped us off a substantial distance from the property requiring us to walk several blocks downhill along a busy street through a less than appealing area (we later did some sleuthing and found a better way…more later). Once we got to the apartment we found that the neon light in the bathroom was nearly burnt out making it difficult to do simple things like shave, insert contact lenses, etc. Further, only a single towel was provided (our booking clearly indicated two guests). When we moved to the kitchen we found several old food items left in the refrigerator (e.g. an open package of lunch meat) without any indication of how long they had been there. A coffee maker was provided, but none of the required pods. I totally get that it is not a host’s responsibility to feed us, but it is pretty standard to provide at least enough materials to make coffee on at least the first morning. The only things provided for sitting were two inexpensive metal folding chairs in which the seats slanted downward, and two narrow metal stools. The bed felt as if it dipped in the middle, and quite frankly felt like I was sleeping on a sofa. The apartment came with a microwave, but it was tucked back in a corner near the internet router making it awkward to use. Finally, the property was located along a busy street where, at least during the two nights we stayed, noise was pretty constant including a lot of loud humans. On the plus side the internet provided was quite good.
Shortly after we arrived I immediately started investigating hotels to find something a bit more functional, but my wife talked me out of it, and we made the best of it for two nights. If anyone else decides to book this Airbnb be aware of the transportation issues and use the metro trains instead of the buses. Catch metro M2 towards Croisettes directly across the street from the Lausanne train station (right next to the McDonald’s) and take it one stop to Lausanne-Flon. At Lausanne-Flon catch the M1 towards Renens-Gare (the only direction you can go) and go two stops to Montelly. From here you can see the apartment building on a corner two short blocks away.