For any potential bookers the NOISE issue in this apartment is real!! I say this as someone who has only ever lived in cities (London, Sydney and Tokyo) and have never experienced anything like the noise
levels whilst staying in this airbnb.
To describe the flat as ‘quiet’ in the title of the listing when there is an enormous building site right next door (working on weekdays) to the main room and constant noise levels next to the twin room is really not appropriate. The description really should be updated.
Even with all the windows and doors closed on the side of the apartment where the building site is, when the construction is occurring it’s difficult to have a normal conversation on the other side of the apartment at times - the noise can be that substantial.
We were further annoyed by the fact that the lock on the window in the twin bedroom was broken and the window wouldn’t shut properly. Right outside this window are two massive exhaust vents that make noise all night long. On the last night to add to the noise levels of the exhausts, a karaoke night with accompanying band was on next door until 2am. The noise was so loud we could actually shazaam the tunes being played.
The broken window basically made this bedroom completely unusable for 3 of the 5 nights of our stay until it was fixed. The other two nights once the window was fixed only underlined the fact that this room has above average noise levels. It is really disappointing, led to broken sleep and much reduced enjoyment of our entire stay.
Having now seen the responses by the host to the previous reviews to ‘buy earplugs’ I can confirm that earplugs do not stop the noise in the twin room even if the window was to shut properly.
It seems that the host may rely on the cleaning team to report faults rather than inspecting the property themselves. We were sent an email after we checked in asking if the cleaning team had missed any issues. They had completely missed the broken window.
In the main bedroom we were informed just before our arrival that the blind was broken. Again, this remained unfixed for three days.
The positives of the flat are the location - unbeatable. The kitchen - very well stocked with utensils and useable. The size - generous for a city centre flat. It was also clean.
Unfortunately, at this time we could not recommend that fellow airbnb bookers consider this as an option without being very aware of the noise issues we encountered and making their decision fully informed. Some tiny changes could really elevate this flat into a full 5* experience.