I hate to say, because Kian was an extremely communicative and helpful host, that this was one of my more disappointing air bnb experiences. Pros: Location is fantastic. Common spaces are nice and well appointed. There is an additional heater in the bedroom which was nice for keeping cozy. Kian anticipated guest needs, such as giving me info on how to make the shower temperature hotter without me even having to ask. (Thank you!)
Cons: The bedroom and bathroom were not clean to the standards I have come to expect from highly rated air bnbs. The beige bedroom carpet and bathmat both desperately needed a vacuum, and there was hair and dust around. The. nice details shown in the bedroom photos (bedside lamp, wine bottle/snacks, nice decorations on the shelves) were not present; the room was quite bare. I chose this listing over one closer to my destination because of the homey details, so that was a bit discouraging. The bed is similar to a pull out couch matress - sharp springs in your back, not very comfortable. The private bathroom is down the hall, not adjacent to the room, which was fine but was not indicated in the listing. No building fob is provided, so you must call the porter every time you want to access the building - a small inconvenience which was also not indicated in the listing or mentioned beforehand. Lastly, I really encourage Kian to add in the listing that he rents multiple spaces in the apartment on air bnb. He did let me know by message when I booked that there would possibly be another guest in the master bedroom and that there were no locks on the doors. But why not just include this in the listing for the sake of transparency? It feels a little disingenuous to add that info after a booking request has already been made. The other girl staying in the apartment was lovely (luckily), but she unfortunately didn’t know I was staying there. Kian had insisted to past reviewers that “private room” comes with the assumption of multiple areas in the apartment being rented, but that has not been my experience at all on air bnb - typically it means staying with the host unless otherwise noted. I also feel locks should be added to the bedrooms if he continues to rent in this fashion.
Overall it was a fine air bnb in a great central location, but the lack of transparency in the listing just left a bit of a bad taste in my mouth.