My husband and I had booked 2 nights in Stigs apartment in Narrabeen and were really looking forward to it as it was situated right on the beach. Unfortunately a few days before our arrival there had been a massive storm which had devastated much of the area. That said the storm had no bearing on the cleanliness of the inside of the apartment. But apparently according to Stig the reason for this was because the electricity had been cut in the storm, the photographs I have taken say otherwise, unfortunately the photos don’t catch the smell of the building!
On the approach to the building it’s very shabby, which one of the reviews made us aware of. When entering the building that’s when the smell first hit, the stair carpet was very worn and dirty, which again I would’ve been fine with as we weren’t planning on staying in the stairwell! When we got to the door of the apartment and opened the screen door, the door knocker was hanging of a grubby scuffed door. On entering the apartment, from the reviews we were expecting to be pleasantly surprised, unfortunately not!! The smell got no better, the living area was worn and shabby, with scruffy covers over a very tatter sofa, the metal on the table and chairs was rusty and very dusty. In the kitchen, the bin lid was dirty and there were (easily wipeable) food marks on the wall behind it, the oven had a strange odour inside and looked like it had just been wiped and the inside of the dishwasher was filthy.
In the bathroom the bottom of the bath had scum and hair in it and there was a pile of shabby towels on the side of the bath.
In the bedrooms the beds were made up with shabby worn un ironed (looked unwashed) bedding and the curtains were dirty. Back in the living room I opened a large cupboard which was full of more shabby bedding and towels, which tbh I wouldn’t use on my dog (and he’s not fussy).
The balcony had bits of branches etc left over from the storm which is understandable.
When I rang Stig, he told me that we were unable to stay in the apartment due to the electrical failure. I then mentioned to him about the state of his apartment and he insisted it was ‘due to the fact that we were English that we complained’!!
After being insulted by Stig I looked further back through the reviews only to find comments about the cleanliness dating back to 2018....maybe they were English too!!!!