Our stay was quite unpleasant. Although the house looks as the photos show on Airbnb, we had a few unexpected occurrences.
The house had a very musky smell to it that ultimately made our clothes smell as well. My husband and I stayed in the downstairs bedroom with the 1/2 bathroom attached. We found that our mattress was extremely uncomfortable and springy. We both could feel the springs from the mattress no matter what position we laid in and woke up with a lot of back and neck pain each morning. Our shower had mildew/mold in one corner. And as we were packing to leave, I checked under the bed to ensure none of my socks were hiding there and found an old paper towel that had green mold and a few very small bugs on it. The old paper towel we found under our bed had a horrible stench which we think may have been causing some of the musky smell in the downstairs area.
Our friends stayed in the two bedrooms upstairs and in the one room closest to the bathroom, our friend experienced that one side of her bed was very unstable and would break in the night as she slept so she would have to fix the slates underneath the mattress each morning.
The walls throughout the apartment are VERY THIN and from our bedroom I could hear every car and person passing by in the night. We were made aware upon arrival that their neighbors have requested for the guests of this Airbnb to be quiet and make no loud noises. This really wouldn't have been a problem (although nice to know before booking), but since the walls were so thin, the neighbors were pounding on the wall and yelling when we were putting away dishes after cleaning up dinner... We were a group of 5 people who had 2 friends living in Manchester that we invited over for dinner. 7 friends having (normal) conversation and laughing is unintentionally a little louder... ultimately we felt like we had to tiptoe around and that created a very unwelcoming environment.
There was a sign on the wall saying "no alcohol", which was something that was also really unfortunate, we are all grown adults, not partying teenagers, and enjoy wine with dinner or a few beers while playing board games. We weren't aware of this rule before arriving.
Another big point is the area. It felt very unsafe. Whenever someone asked where we were staying and we told them Belle Vue, they would make comments about how the area is a "rougher" neighborhood and they wouldn't recommend staying there. Our group chose to Uber so we wouldn't have to walk to the train station, especially at night.
In the kitchen- I think it's lovely when the hosts provide spices you can use for cooking or coffee for the morning but this Airbnb had sugar with brown specks mixed in and salt with rust in it from the shaker. A few things to note, there is no coffee machine, no peeler for veggies, and no can opener... but there is a wine opener (although alcohol isn't allowed).
Lastly, the Wifi was advertised as speedy but it was so slow that all of us just used our data.