Stayed in this Airbnb while going to Moovin Festival (the host mentioned it while he showed us round, so we went for it) and it was beautiful. The Taxi to/from Etherow Park (where the festivals in this area are held) were 11 poind each way and we had access to uber each day, making it so cheap and easy. I'm going to list pro's and con's and give some tips on booking this property that weren't clear to us.
Pro's:
- Beautiful spacious property, with most amendmenties available. Sound system in living was good and suited our group. Didn't even meed to bring our speaker.
- Coffee machine was much needed in the morning. The host does loads of little things like allow you access to some loads of little treats, plus chocolates!
- Beds were comfy and easy to get ready in. One had a lovely dressing table, that had cotton ear buds available.
- Garden is beautiful and dining room is beautifully decorated. An asset to the property and beautiful place to chill out in the morning.
- Well equip fridge and kitchen. Plenty of space in two fridges for you and home owner/third guest.
- Flexible check in (suited us as we flew early).
- Friendly host on arrival.
Con's:
- Ring doorbell inside hallwall recording. We asked host to remove it and he moved it so the camera wasn't pointing at us.
- Host responses did not answer questions and seeemed slighty argumentative. However, was lovely in person when there was context and body language.
- No bulb in what seems to be hosts bedroom and the bedside table isnt suitable as it is more like an ottoman, so you are unable to balance drinks on there. Also hosts clothes were in half the wardrobe.
- TV in other bedroom broken so unable to watch things after we got back. Didn't want to late in communual area due to it being a shared property.
- Ad wasn't clear and did not state shared property throughout. Or that the host stays at the property when the third bedroom isnt rented. The Ad made it sound like there was no access to third bedroom, not that someone else would be staying in it. We voiced this and he has since changed the Ad to make it clearer so other guests don't make the same mistake. To make us comfortable, he offered us access to his safe
- Unable to lock rooms when property is shared.
Tips:
So overall a very receptive host to our feedback with majority of our cons being rectified. He was a lovely host and took everything onboard and will soon be a superhost if he carries on this route. A lovely stay but would rather have booked the entire property next time, which is still available at the below link, but we couldnt find it in our searches annoyingly.
https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/690596504855917091?adults=3&location=George%20Street%2C%20Compstall%2C%20Romiley%2C%20Stockport%20SK6%205JD%2C%20UK&check_in=2022-08-26&check_out=2022-08-29&source_impression_id=p3_1661345980_DHMj0wtftY7cQawC