Extremely disappointed!
The whole experience was terrible.
-It was minutes from check in but the complete address and the instructions to access the keys had not been sent and I had to reach out and ask.
- Entrance to the building is via 2 streets. Although the padlock and keys are outside a building across from this complex at the back street, the address provided was from the other street, which was confusing and meant walking back and forth with luggage and stuff from one side to the other side and even crossing the street to go to the opposite building to access the keys
- incorrect padlock photo and wrong code was given. There were a few padlocks there. After a lot of attempts and not being able to open the padlock I sent a message to the host. She came up with another photo and another code this time.
- the place was dirty and felt like a backpacker. The photos on Airbnb are from an angle that do not reflect the complete reality.
- the carpets were full of stains and it looked as if they were not steam cleaned for ages, the place had a stale smell, and even the table and the fridge were not clean.
- I was in Parramatta for an intensive course and research and Wifi was a big requirement. I tried to connect several times but it wasn’t working . The message kept coming that ‘service temporarily unavailable’.
- terrible noise from construction/road work added to all of the above made it even worse.
Overall the place was more like a cheap backpacker.
I had no choice but to book a hotel, and considering the weekend there were very limited options available and hence higher price.
I had to also pay for another taxi to take me to the hotel.