Once we left this Airbnb, I went back and forth on wanting to post this review because I wasn’t sure if it would be helpful or constructive in any way. But then she messaged me this morning asking for a review with “good comments”. So here’s my honest review.
TL;DR: if you’re staying one to two nights and need to be in this neighborhood, I would personally try to find a cheaper option other than this listing but if you’re in a pinch and need an option this one is the bare minimum.
Firstly, Louise was overcommunicative to the point of being annoying as soon as we booked the Airbnb two months ago. She kept asking us to tell her when we’d be checking in and leaving, which was tricky for us to do because we were traveling across the UK and were booking our train tickets only a couple of days before we left each place. We thought the check in and out times on the listing were just fine but she continued to press us to fill out forms. Then two weeks before our stay she told us she had decided to switch out the bed for a lofted bed. She did offer a refund (which was appreciated) but we declined because we couldn’t have found a new place in two weeks notice. We would not have booked this apartment knowing we’d be sleeping in a loft bed. Secondly, the walls are PAPER thin. We felt like we were at our neighbors’ loud party late into the weeknight and had a hard time sleeping with all the noise. Every conversation, cooking noise, etc is LOUD so be prepared. There are quiet hours posted in the listing, but no way to enforce them. Thirdly, do not come here expecting things like hand soap, tea/coffee, etc. to be provided. This is a bare-bones apartment with very few things included.
I would have given this listing 2/5 stars if not for the excellent Italian restaurant that Louise recommended in her neighborhood guide, O’Sole Mio. If you for some reason end up staying here, check them out!!