The place was really terrible, we were shocked to see the “charming” flat is exactly the opposite!
When we arrived to the place, the taxi couldn’t enter the street, because it was hard and high, beside it was full of garbage. So we had to push our luggage up the hill to reach the building. Here we received the second shock, while we were expecting to see an entrance flat as the host declared in his message, it was on the third floor!! And we had to hold our luggage again into a long high narrow stairs up to the third floor!
The host opened the door to see a really disappointing seen, a poor gloomy place with very old furniture. It was very cold and not all radiators were working, and the water in the bathroom was either very hot or very cold!
Since it was late, we had to stay that night. The next day was Friday 11 February 2022, from morning we called the host and told him we cannot stay there, because of the previous issues, he said that he will return back our money when another guest rents it. So we left that place, though we reserved for 6 nights and paid full payment of $ 347.00 including service. Actually we were not aware it was all misleading, and in that amount we could find a four star hotel.
Today is Saturday 12 Feb., Mr. Hikmat, the host called us to say that he will refund $ 135 , because a guest wants to rent it for 5 nights. Of course we refused his offer, so he said that he doesn’t care if we give him a star , because one star will not affect the 4-5 stars of other reviews as a super host!!
I would like to warn other people to take care, and not trust any host, until they are very sure from the place by themselves and not depend on the reviews, and on the flat photos. If they cannot see it by themselves because they are coming from abroad, I suggest to send someone to check the place before getting involved and before reservation.