FEBRUARY 2022 REVIEW:
As we always do, we prefer to book our stay with Airbnb as it works well for our family.
We chose to stay in Diego’s place simply because of the location, there are restaurants that are only minutes away from the place which is handy when you have children.
There are a few negatives, that I unfortunately feel I need to say about Diego’s place. It’s such a shame that I missed one very recent review (as there are so many of them), and looking at that review it’s very true that the bedding and towels don’t feel clean and all the pillows and the duvet for the sofa bed definitely need an upgrade.
When we got to the place, I realised the floor was not clean, I ended up hoovering and wiping the floors with an all purpose spray and I had to use kitchen roll because there was no mop. I also had to properly scrub the bathroom because of mould on the wall, the shower head and tap were not nice at all, and you could see the toilet seat had not been properly wiped. I was so disappointed that I had to do a load of cleaning for the sake of my small children.
In the end I went to the shop to buy new sponges so I could wash the mugs and plates because those had also not been washed properly with just an old sponge left for us to use.
I also have to mention the old kettle in the kitchen. I really don’t think anyone would want to use it. So we ended up using one of the small pots from the drawer.
Lastly, the place badly smelled of tobacco. I had to keep opening the window, it was that bad.
I reckon if the place was given a deep clean, new bedding, new towels, an upgraded kettle, the usual things that make a place feel welcoming and comfortable, then I would definitely recommend it because the location is perfect, but sadly this flat didn’t work out for us.