I originally want to give him a bad review, but after I think it thoroughly again, I got a soft spot and want to give 5-star review but then after what happen when I check out I change my mind completely. I generally never give any place or any people bad review before and never care about this kind of problem, but I just can't take this one. This is the WORST place I have ever stay in my whole life. Not about the place because the place is nice, clean, and tidy, but it's because of the host.
I can't use the kitchen for the last 4 days of stay eventhough I've paid extra £65 pound for kitchen use and washing machine.
And another day I went to Tesco to buy instant noodle to cook, I already ask him whether I'll be allowed to use the kitchen or not and he said okay. I went back an hour later at night, and he said no you can't use it, it will disturb the other guest, this is my bussiness (with his bossy tone). And I just goy so annoyed and just go directly to sleep and skip my dinner.
The bathroom in his house can't be locked, so when I come outside the bathroom I left it open a bit just to know that there's no one inside (to make a different whether there's someone inside or not, cause it will be funny if you open the door and there's someone using it). And he said to always close the door. This kind of little things...he's always bother to give you some nagging chat. He's way stricter than my mom.
In last day of my stay, I want to pack my luggage earlier and want to have my laundry back. He said to me at that day that he'll give to me at the afternoon. I wait but until late afternoon I didn't receive my laundry. Then he said I'll give it to you at 6pm. You just can't trust his words, sometime he say A, and next time he say B, and maybe later he say C.
It was a nice stay, but Pendrose is not a friendly host. Well, at least he pretend to be friendly and warm to you at the beginning but sometime I just can't trust his words. I didn't feel like I'm living in an airbnb, it's more like in a dormitory with a lot of strict unwritten rules. At least state it in the web if you want your guest like this and like that, like my previous host. Don't rent your place as an airbnb if you don't want your life to be disturbed by the presence of other people inside your house. I've paid £80++ for the place and this is what I get? Better to be in a hotel. And when I check out, I told him that I'll be leaving at 6am the night before, and at 6.05 I want to order Uber and he said that I have woke him up and he felt anxious and whatever again he said. He even said that I can actually leave at 8am, but did he know is there any bus to Heathrow from Manchester at 8am which will arrive before 11.50?? Was he going to take responsibility if I'm late for my long-haul flight?? And I was really hurt by what he said, and it's not a nice way to wave goodbye to your guest. It's so much different from my previous host which was very nice and polite.