We had booked 3 nights at Alyna’s place and were expecting a fabulous apartment given it is marketed as a private master suite in a spacious and gated penthouse.
We cannot fault Alyna’s friendliness or communication but unfortunately we were disappointed with our stay here.
Firstly, we were surprised that there is no lock on the bedroom door. This made us feel uncomfortable when sleeping at night as there is also another Airbnb guest down the corridor. We not only couldn’t lock our bedroom door when leaving, but we were also specifically asked not to lock the front door either and ‘to leave it open’. We were given a key to lock the front door and were told we could lock it if we really wanted to, but we couldn’t get the key to work. We were simply reassured that ‘it’s very safe here in a gated complex’. I’m sure it is safe and whilst we didn’t have anything taken, it made us feel uneasy nonetheless.
Secondly, the bedroom only has ‘office style’ blinds, which are not black out and let in lots of light. When we first arrived there was also part of the blind missing so light literally flooded in. We did mention this to Alyna and she partially fixed the blind for our 2nd night onwards so that more of the window was covered and we appreciated her efforts but we still woke up early.
Thirdly, the apartment is set on a main road and there is a lot of noise from the traffic. This place would hugely be enhanced by aircon as you could then close the windows.
The room itself is very clean, as is the rest of the apartment but you’re not supposed to use the living room or dining room so we were a little unsure why those pictures were included in the listing.
The bed is spacious but the gel mattress was far too soft for our liking. The bathroom was excellent and we also enjoyed the complimentary bottled water in the fridge.
Thank you.