I don't like to leave poor reviews, but I would have liked to know more about this place before I booked, so I will recount our experience in the hope to save others from experiencing the same.
I booked Robert's place for 8 nights, our party included me, my husband, our two children and our au-pair. Communication was great, Robert always responded very quickly and when I told him we were traveling with a child and a baby, he offered to have the place cleaned first so that we could check-in a couple hours early, which I appreciated.
Upon arrival we quickly realized the property was in very poor shape and run down, I would say unsafe as well. The staircase is in disrepair, with broken and missing stair posts. Walls scratched and dirty, furniture torn and missing pulls on the drawers, etc.
In addition, they did a very poor job of cleaning, the kitchen floor was sticky and grimy, the bathroom floor had hair, we found half an onion in the fridge, which stunk the whole fridge, and the list goes on.
We kept finding more and more issues, like smoke alarms were taken out, items were found in the bedrooms, TV was not working, and the fact that the cleaning was so poor especially when Covid protocols should have been heightened was a big red flag.
Also, if you are not a fan of fragrance, beware. The sheets were drowned in fabric softener and there were at least 6 air freshener plugs in the apartment, which created a super strong smell
We ended up leaving after the first night, we did not feel safe there, especially with a toddler. When I brought all this up with the host and sent pictures, he responded that this was not the Ritz-Carlton and I was expecting too much for what we paid, he proceeded to calculate the price per person per night to prove his point that my expectations were too high, which I totally disagree with; cleanliness can and should be expected at any price point. We did end up getting a refund and moving to a hotel.
I think this place has a lot of potential, if all repairs are made and they do some much needed in-depth cleaning, it would be a very comfortable place, the kitchen is nice and has pretty much everything you need, there is an office space, the living room is large.