Host: 5 stars
Very efficient and friendly host. Quick answers and solutions to our requests and and needs.
Inside the apartment: 2.5 stars
Modern and relatively clean and tidy. Reason it only has 2.5 stars is because the kitchen is not fully equipped. There is no rice cooker, no water heater (only an electric kettle) and no water filter on tap. We had to buy bottled water everyday for the two weeks we were here. The doors creaked very loudly and woke the kids at night. Master bedroom bed creaks very loudly too. Kitchen and washing machine areas need to be renovated as are relatively old and didn’t look so good we were forcing ourselves to cook for the baby.
Environment: 1 star
Convenience is good if you want to go to the night market or for massages. HOWEVER, this apartment entrance is situated right smack in the middle of a wet market. There are pork stalls and other fresh meat stalls right in front of the building entrance. The stench is overwhelming. Once you step out of the apartment before even exiting the building, the disgusting stench hits you! The hygiene is horrendous and there are cockroaches everywhere outside of the apartment door, in the building lobby (the garbage collection area is right next to the elevator) and of course in front of the streets of the wet market. We refused to use the stroller for our baby as we cannot imagine pushing the stroller through the wet market where it’s wet, stinky with meat juices and blood pretty much on the streets. This is the biggest turn off and we wished this was pointed out to us because we are traveling w our young children with one child still crawling on the floor. Cars cannot stop right in front of the apartment so you will have to lug your luggages through the stench and filth to reach the entrance. Not suitable for families with young children who prefer a bit more hygiene and peace. The next street is the Tong Hua night market and there is noise pollution although can be blocked out with ear plugs if you choose to.