The flat is spacious, check in was straight forward and check out at 4pm was great also although I note this has now been changed on the new listing. There are a number of shops within 10-15 minute walk and a small Tesco couple of minutes away.
However there were a number of issues starting with the flat not being cleaned after the last guest left. The bedding had not been changed in one of the rooms after the previous guest left and when the bed sheet was removed, there are unknown stains on the mattress, there was no mattress protector either so we decided not to use this bed, it just didn't feel clean.
In the second bedroom there were used masks left in the drawers and both hanging rails were broken. The cooking hob had food splatters all around, the was dried bits of food here and there on the counter top as well as food splashed all around the microwave. The oven trays had to be soaked in some chemicals to remove the dirt and the washing machine was dirty and with black mould, I put a laundry on and our clothes came out stained. The fridge was dirty, every draw in the freezer was filled with half used food some dating back 6 months. Ed told me to throw away the food which filled nearly a bag full; I had to clean the fridge before use.
The bathroom which looks clean in the pictures, is nothing like the pictures; there is unsightly grime all around the bath on the grout, the actual toilet is not the same one as in the picture, in reality it looks more like a old saniflow toilet stained dirty brown on the the inside. There is another separate toilet which looked like it hadn't been cleaned in weeks also. The bin in this toilet had not been emptied and there was short hair like from a shave around the sink. There were no shampoo, or shower gel as listed and only half a role of toilet paper was left.
There were issues with the internet dropping although Ed did give me the wifi details for the flat above. We were unable to use the TV for a lot of the time because there was no remote; you need to download an app onto your mobile which you can use as a remote via bluetooth
but unfortunately this was not an option for me. The door lock was also broken so immediately after dropping off out stuff we had to pop out urgently so had to leave the door unlocked. There are two lock on the door so I later asked Ed for the other key in order to secure the flat. There is also what appears to have been some abandoned wall plastering in the hall and some plywood attempting to cover a large hole in the wall; there was a weird lingering smell round this area which I'm assuming is from the inside of the walls being an old building
The common access area from the front entrance to the building right up to the flat is also in need of a clean. The apartment could be nice but the whole place is in need of a deep clean at the very lest before taking any guest. The pictures are not accurate. The property has been relisted under a new title so have Airbnb to link update. Ed is a nice guy but ultimately it is this is about the apartment which is not at listed
https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/38662658?adults=1&children=1&check_in=2020-12-13&check_out=2020-12-20&source_impression_id=p3_1607798443_3WZ0pQ6hnR6ktdM4