A Dirty Wee Place
I got in at 12.40am and immediately took photos because the flat hadn’t been cleaned after the previous occupant. I notified the host, telling her that the sheets and the towels had all been used. I turned the sheets over on the bed, but, as there were no clean towels, I was unable to take a shower the following morning. The flat is not managed by the host but by a property management company. I followed the host’s instructions and sent the photos to the management company, expecting that at least cleans sheets and towels would be provided in time for the second night of my visit. They weren’t.
i know that mistakes sometimes happen, but rather than taking me at my word, the host insisted that the room was clean upon my arrival. My 48hrs in Edinburgh was peppered with e mail correspondence with my host who said she was trying to get to the bottom of what happened (I think it likely that she was unaware that the flat had been let - perhaps not through AirBnB - to another guest before my arrival). It was one thing to spend 48hrs feeling grimy but the e mail correspondence with my host and her management company was disruptive, and not being taken at my word added insult to injury.
In addition the wi fi didn’t wasn’t working, which made communication with the host through AirBnB that much more annoying.