My experience here started off from not ideal down to the worst! Firstly, I started check in and there was very clear detailed instructions, very easy to follow, I got to a paid car park that was supposed to be 24 hour, but there wasn't anyone there, I tried to get hold of the host but number was unavailable, there is construction there so I asked some builders and they told me not to leave my car in the hosts suggested car park because a week before a BMW was set alight, so I found an alternative car park thanks to the builders, which was a little further away but very reasonable £10 for 2 days and it was actually manned..the same guy was there over the 2 days I stayed so I would suggest not using the car park the host has suggested. Use the one across the road.
I got into the flat and noticed the duvet looked as though it was just chucked on the bed..
Went into the kitchen there was a dirty glass in the sink, with sopping wet sponge, bowl and glasses in the drying rack. there were stains on counter, dish cloth was dirty, kitchen bin had stinky cigarette butts. All the handles were dirty, lounge floor had womens red hair, none of the floors were vacuumed, the black sofa bed had white marks that looked like some had sex on it, and full of crumbs.
The bedroom had a throw chucked in the corner, clothes in the wardrobe that guest are supposed to be able to use, but I couldn't put my clothes because it had mens underwear. When I pulled back the duvet cover, there was hair, eyelashes, and little crumpled bits of toilet roll, the bedding did not smell fresh even. The pillows were like pancakes. carpet not vacuumed.
The bathroom was probably the worst! it stunk like mens feet and damp, there
was a towel flung on the towel dryer and one crumpled on the floor both were dirty and used. The bathroom mat and toilet matt stunk..There was toothpaste in the bathtub and basin, all the handles and countertop was dirty. The toilet was actually clean. yet again there was womens hair on the floor.
So while discovering that the flat was a mess, getting through to the host didnt happen. So the first night there I spent cleaning which was a struggle because there wasnt clean cleaning clothes or anything to clean with, there was cleaning products but nothing to use them with...so I bought some wipes and used them to clean I vacuumed, bleached the kitchen and bathroom, I vacuumed the bed so I didnt have to sleep with another person's hair. So all the plans I had for the day I arrived were ruined because I spent it cleaning. The flat is modern but the decor is poor, the pillows on the bed are like pancakes,the curtains are cheap dont match anything in the bedroom, the bedding feels cheap aswell, the walls all throughout the flat need cleaning or fresh paint,the sofa bed is like a student acc sofa, the lounge should have a comfortable sofa it's not somewhere you can get cozy. TV is old and its size is for a bedroom not a lounge. All the cutlery is probably from a value store, it's all just cheap, but the actual flat is very nice esp the bathroom.
The host did eventually get back in touch with me the next day she sent someone over to the flat, I showed him some of the things that I had to do like taking all the dirty stuff out the bathroom. The host was very understanding and there was some clarity as to why this had happened which wasnt the hosts fault directly but I have to give an honest review and checking apartment the day a guest arrives should be done, I paid for a service and I didnt receive it..She offered to send a cleaner the day I spoke to her,but i had already cleaned everything the day before and it was too late for that, also I wasnt going to waste more time having a cleaner come in when I had about 15 hours left of my stay..Seller tried to make it right and offered me a refund for one of the 2 days I stayed which i accepted.. She was very apologetic and very understanding but ultimately from the start my stay was just a nightmare. Iv stayed in many hotels in manc, and not only have some been cheaper but the standard is completely different to what I experienced at this place..I wouldn't return