A decent place with amazing potential. It is poorly maintained, suffers from many issues and it is generally not worth the price tag. The unfortunate truth about this apartment is that there are so many layers to the management cake with everyone trying their best to contribute as little as possible. I do not expect things to change.
The good:
The location is on a 5 minute walking distance from Sydney Central.
Good communication and engagement from the host.
Building facilities. Some pieces of furniture are new and of good quality.
The bad:
-The cleanliness (aside the toilet) was poor when we arrived. Sticky surfaces, stained walls, clogged drains, dirty cupboards and fridge, and so on.. I contacted the host on this, they called a cleaning crew that came quite fast but did the most low effort cleaning I've seen in my life. This was just a useless waste of my time since I had to wipe everything again after them anyway...
-Terrible maintenance: when I entered the apartment, the AC was not working, and the laundry was making a terrible sound. A technician had to come and fix both issues.
-Oh, and I spent my own money to unclog the shower drain, since the cleaning crew did not do that properly. I told Otis this, and he never offered to reimburse.
- The building has a mild cockroach problem.
- Dining chairs are falling apart.
- The dryer is old fashioned, and produces a crazy amount dust.