Thank you for your hospitality. They communicated fast and left me with all the necessary information to find their place. It was nice Radhika contacted me just the day before my arrival to give me advice how to arrive best at their house. Lorenzo welcomed me very nicely and also explained all to me.
What disturbed me really was the cleanliness in the bathroom, especially the toilet, I can only say it was very dirty and seemed not to have been cleaned for months (I tried to get the dirt off with the brush and it came off only a little bit). The cleanliness in the bathroom in general was not acceptable, not just in the toilet... It just seemed they do not care.
There was a second thing that really disturbed me: One eve when I came home the window of my room was open (not really cool as they live on the ground floor). I asked them what had happened. Radhika told me she entered my room to air it/to open the windows to let in some fresh air. I told her that there was definitely no need to enter my room that I aired it as requested by Lorenzo, even not just once but I did it twice daily. In my opinion the renter has no right to enter the room without notice in advance (except there is an emergency). I respect the privacy of my renters and I also appreciate if they do. As they told me they often do that, for the reason of airing the room. I can understand that they want to make sure the room is aired, but it is not acceptable in my fiew to enter the room without notice. We talked about this and Radhika apologised. I hope they will inform their guests in the future.
The location was perfect, easy to get to the airport (LCY), a Santander Cycle station is basically in front of the house and several tube stations are close as well as a Tesco Express and other shops. The Internet worked well. They were really respectful when they came home late for not making a lot of noise. The interaction with them was very nice, I felt welcome and I was really thankful that on the day of my departure I could leave my luggage in their house.