I was really disappointed in my stay. Generally, if my tastes are different I do not want to deter people from staying but in this case I need to let traveler’s know, this place is not safe for solo female traveler’s.
First; the neighbourhood is not safe, especially at night. This neighbourhood was bad before Covid but now it is even worse and the element is scary. So while there are many codes and locks on the outside doors you still have to get there by walking through a sketchy neighbourhood. And then when the people leaving work finally disappear the element comes out at 7:30 when it’s dark and it’s definitely not safe.
Second; there are no security latches on the inside door. I forgot my door stop and instead shoved a chair under my door and I am so glad I did as someone opened my door the next morning as I was stepping out of the shower. I screamed and that person ran. When I reported it the owner simply said “uh sorry” but with no reconciliation or even a promise to talk to the cleaning lady, as it was me who surmised that it could have been her (because I was being positive and trying not to be upset) but he did not care at all. I had to stay another night as other hotels or a change in plans were possible… I swear I would have left if I could have. I was not able to sleep the next night at all.
The physical location is an old hostel meets dorm room experience. And while some of the furniture was okay and there was an effort at cleanliness the rest was shabby and the TV was not hooked up to wifi. Being that it was a terrible neighbourhood I decided to watch a bit of TV and after two hours of texting back and forth with the manager and me telling him that the TV is not connecting, he simply did not care, the TV was never connected and I finally gave up and went to bed. He never offered to have someone come fix it.
The sheets were clean as were the towels. Not so sure about the bottom of the shower.The fridge was clean. But I am not sure about the dishes. The water is in drinkable. There were no smells but the apartment itself was so dark and cold that it felt like a bad dorm room.
Frankly, it was one of the worst stays i have ever been in and I would never return.