The only positive I can say about this flat is it’s location. Everything else is a downfall and I definitely would not recommend staying here. The photos on this listing are very misleading as the flat gives off the complete opposite atmosphere, staying here has felt unsettling and not the safest, due to the locks not working properly, with a post it note stuck on the door stating not to use it as it gets stuck and we may end up locked out.
Firstly, to get the keys to the flat you had to get them from the entrance of a car park down the road, which can only be described as rundown and dangerous. Upon googling this car park we have found out that cars have been broken into with the contents stolen.
When entering the apartment it was dark and smelled damp. After searching everywhere we still couldn’t find a light for the hallway. During our search we opened the airing cupboard to find bedding and towels being dried in a very dirty environment, with a note on the door saying they were for the next guests, so I can only imagine how clean the towels and sheets I’m sleeping on were.
The bedding smelled damp and felt very old. In addition to this, we found countless hairs on the duvet and even more on the bottom sheet. The pillows were flat and also smelled damp. The blinds wouldn’t open or shut correctly meaning we were woken up as soon as the sun came up in the morning.
Walking around the flat was shocking too. Once we stepped foot into the lounge we found the sofa was broken with the bottom half having fallen to the floor. Everywhere was dusty and the general atmosphere was dirty. The bathrooms had marks of dirt everywhere and the kitchen cutlery and crockery had obvious food marks.
There was also wifi advertised with the listing which is false. It is a mobile 4G unit which just does not work. After trying for an hour to connect we still had no success.
I have never had a negative experience staying at an Air BNB before so this was very disappointing and disheartening.