We had booked to stay at Warren’s apartment in what turned out to be two of the hottest days on record and of course, being a loft apartment with one side all glass this was it ideal.
On arrival there were cold beers in the fridge which provided a useful cold refreshment as the cold tap did not work on the sink.
Warren had provided a dyson fan, and we had brought with us one of our own, which he had advised we do, but this wasn’t sufficient to reduce the stifling heat in the apartment. Although this was clearly extreme weather, in our opinion the apartment would have felt very warm on days when it wasn’t so extreme, due to the glass and the fact that there are no blinds to block out the heat or the light.
We were exited to locate a ‘boutique’ apartment which looked and read as if it would be spotlessly clean. It might best be described as being a little more tired than when the photographs for the Air bnb site were taken.
The loft bed was located up a very steep ladder and had VERY little room or headspace. None of the adults in our party wanted to stay in it as it made us days feel very claustrophobic. Some might feel this ‘cosy’ but it was not for us. It certainly would not have been suitable had we had young children due to the potential for falling a considerable height from the ladder or out of bed.
The option for guest number 5 would be a sofa bed in the lounge where, as described there are no blinds. Each of us prefer to sleep in a darkened room so this would not have been a suitable option .
Sadly we felt we would be better suited elsewhere and all ended up at a local hotel for the first night. We informed Warren of this due to leaving the apartment uninhabited. On the second night, two of us stayed in the one proper bedroom. It was still very warm but not unpleasant as we didn’t arrive til after midnight and vacated the apartment for 10am
Suffice to say this particular residence was disappointing for us, not to mention very expensive as it turned out due to not staying there and instead booking air conditioned hotel rooms due to the extreme heat.
Hopefully this review will assist any potential guests with more than four people in their party, particularly if it included children or those who, like us, would feel very uncomfortable cooped up sleeping in a very shallow loft space area.
On a positive note, Warren maintains excellent communication from the time of booking and throughout the duration of stay which is of course both helpful and reassuring.