This is the first negative review I’ve had to write. The stay was appalling and so was the host’s handling of it.
24-hour heavy construction work took place outside the single-glazed windows. The noise shook the house. Sleeping was impossible. The host claimed not to know, despite signage and warnings to residents that it was scheduled for the duration of my stay. I found another flat and offered to fully cover the costs of time stayed, despite the conditions, with the other nights reimbursed. The host refused on the grounds that he’d spent the money on a trip to the countryside and had to clean, so it was “understandable” that I pay 3/4 of the costs of the stay in his uninhabitable flat.
Conditions in winter were otherwise unpleasant, with much of the space inadequately heated. The shower is not hot, barely warm enough for use.
Some issues are beyond hosts’ control; they just need dealt with fairly. But this host falls short of the level of decency and trust a guest should expect