Good points
Convenient location
Easy check in and out
Large space
Good communication from the host but didn’t expect to have to be communicating so much .
Points that led for us to a negative experience:
1 - Guests do not have control of the heating - you have to message the host who has to come to the building to alter it. This is extremely inconvenient especially as the weather outside can change quite a bit. We were there in winter.
2- If someone is going to be sleeping in the bed in the lounge it is very noisy. It is a main road with early 5am morning deliveries to the supermarket opposite and bulk bin collections .
3- The apartment lacked basic
things for a pleasant stay such as bedside lamps so you had to get out of bed to switch on/off the main overhead lights. In the main bedroom the blind next to the bed doesn’t block out the light so you wake up at dawn. There was no kettle so you need to boil water in saucepans if you want tea. In the kitchen there was a plug socket literally hanging out the wall with wires exposed. The bedding had large staines- the host said we could have changed this ourselves.
4- The stairs are VERY steep and not that wide so very difficult to get a suitcase up and down.
5 - There was unfortunately an unpleasant smell that was present during all our stay. It did not originate in the flat but may have come from the deep fried Turkeys that had been cooking downstairs. . Our host brought round a candle and that slightly helped.
We paid $1000 for 5 nights and that did not represent value for money at all. It was not a relaxing place to stay.
We are air bnb hosts and understand how important feedback is so We did message the host before leaving this feedback and unfortunately his response was defensive.