I really don’t like to write negative reviews but this host needs honest feedback and guests need to realize what they’re getting in to.
I didn’t expect this place to be luxurious based on the price, but what we experienced was unacceptable. The day of our arrival, 30 minutes before we needed to be at an event, we decided to “grab a quick shower”. This is when we realized there is NO SHOWER. There is a shower head in the bathtub but it isn’t connected to anything. So we were forced to take baths and were late to our event because of the struggle to wash our hair in the small bathtub. I immediately contacted the host about the issue, she replied a couple hours later and said she would “check with housekeeping”. The next day I had not heard back from her so I followed up - she said housekeeping didn’t know how to turn the shower on (still not admitting that there is no shower!), and that she would “check with another member of the team”. We never heard from her again for the duration of the stay, and were forced to take baths for several days. It wouldn’t have been so bad if the water was hot, but it was only warm.
Among the other issues:
- The room comes with a Keurig machine and a rack for pods, but there are no pods, just a few n’espresso pods which very much do not fit the machine.
- There is a large hole next to the toilet with exposed pipes, nails, and a musty smell. But you do get to see the inner workings of a very old home while you use the bathroom!
- At some point a large hole was cut in the wall of the main room. The dry-wall was put back but the repairs and painting haven’t been done to properly finish the work.
- Toilet paper sits on the floor of the bathroom because the holder is broken (the spare parts are located in the bathroom cabinet though, if anyone is looking for a DIY project.)
On the positive side, the location is great, and remember that the listing is very inexpensive.
It’s true as others have said that it’s very noisy from the street below, although I sleep with ear plugs so it didn’t bother me much.