If you want a somewhat detailed review, read this! First of all, great and lovely accommodating host! The room we got was only for 2 people but we needed 3 people to stay over, so Edmund actually gave us another single room for our other mate to stay. The room was also affordable, so quiet comparable to the price of budget hotels such as Travelodge and Premier inn. At the time of finding other airbnbs, others were charging way more, including budget hotels, about 5-8x more than the price of this place, (due to really high demand because of the festival), so this was a really good deal!
When we arrived at the house, we were greeted by Edmund who was very kind and told where to go and how to lock the door properly etc. He then immediately carried our heavy luggages up for us (he didn’t have to do this but went out his way to do so anyway!). He also had two cute dogs who were behind closed French doors (perhaps to avoid contact with people who may be allergic or scared of dogs) I decided to pet them anyway and they were lovely.
When we arrived in our room (at the attic), it was not what we expected, it included a kitchen full of food, pans, kettle, plates, utensils, tea, cereal, you name it! and even a mini fridge with butter and other rondos fridge stuff! (Not to mention an en-suite). It was basically a flat with it’s own amenities and was very clean as described too!
He provided us with essentials for showering, shampoo and conditioner and 2 towels. The room had almost everything you need. I brought my own mini fan thinking there wouldn’t be one but found one was already provided by Edmund on the floor! There was even an AC unit and electric heater, (most hotels don’t provide this!) And two lamps for a nice cozy ambience. There was a closet with ample space, a Chester drawer, and finally a desk with the lamp for doing some work!
The reason we stayed in this AirBNB is because there was a festival event called Parklife in Heaton Park (which was only 5 mins walk from his house!), so me and my mate had to grab some food and drinks after, so we asked Edmund for recommendations of places to buy stuff like food and places to get drinks, he gave some good suggestions but another thing he offered was to drop us off by car to a Tesco convenience store to get some food and drinks (again, he didn’t have to do this but offered anyway). We felt bad but considering how far it was to walk and how late we were, we had no choice to accept the offer, so this was really courteous of him.
Edmund was really accommodating and he would do his best to help you, for example he gave us an iron and iron table and tape when we asked if he had any. Little things like this count!
Getting in and out the house was easy and we were free to leave and go back whenever we wanted as we were provided with house keys each, however just make sure to always have your keys with you before locking the attic room door, as we accidentally locked the door with the keys inside the room lol (this room locks similar to a hotel door).
Luckily Edmund managed to open it in the end and just think he wasn’t even in the house when this happened but still drove back ASAP to help us! Also, just make sure to be quiet and respectful when going back super late as his dogs may bark and possibly wake everyone else up (there were 2 other girls staying in another room who went to the same event!), we did our best to be quiet!
Overall, we had a very pleasant stay with Edmund. If we could, we’d stay over again but we highly doubt it as we probably won’t go to any events near Heaton park anytime soon, but it is a lovely park and the biggest park in Manchester.
Another thing I’d like to add is this was our very first airBNB stay, so we were very hesitant and doubtful of it but gave it a try anyway and Edmund has given us a really good impression of staying in airBNBs. We will now hold and expect other future AirBNBs to be the same standard as Edmunds place!