First, the good stuff: The appartment is in a really excellent location. A lovely Clifton road with a great little cafe (good brunch!) at the corner, close to Clifton and to Park St. Being here makes it easy to have a great weekend in all the cosier corners of Bristol. The apartment is surprisingly bright for a basement, too.

Unfortunately, the apartment itself feels like it's seen better days. Entry is down a tight and crumbling stone stairwell - I had to help my mum down them. Once down, we were welcomed by a doorway into a damp cellar shed with a broken pane of glass that acts as entrance porch.

Inside the flat, there was a musty smell caused by damp through the rooms - I stayed there with my mum, who got an insistent cough whenever she was in the apartment. The bedding felt old and musty, smelling of damp. The sofabed in the living room had various uncomfortable parts, and wouldn't really be suitable for two. The carpet in the bedroom was worn and stained. When walking barefoot in the bathroom/entrance hall area, you'd get flecks of paint stuck on your feet... So it felt a bit threadbare and tired - not very cosy, and possibly not a good option for people with asthma or respiratory issues.

There's also very little soundproofing for the house above. This meant we were woken at 2am on Saturday night when a group of people got back from town and continued their night with laughter, games and loud chatter, as well as dragging around the furniture on the bare floors above! This continued at least until 3am.

So, it's a functional flat in a convenient location. If you're looking for somewhere to stay while spending most of your weekend out and about, or visiting the bars etc, and want somewhere nicer than a Traveldge, then it might serve you well. But if you want somewhere cosy that you might want to relax and spend some time in, or if you have mobility or respiratory issues, I'd not recommend it.