Dirty, Noisy and in Poor Condition. Misleading Listing. Awful.
This booking was made for a longer term lease with the explicit noting of the phrase ‘surprisingly quiet’ for the area and the description of a well maintained and modern residence. The objective of the booking was to make use of this for study activities, but this was not possible – in fact this was blatantly misleading. The kitchen and cutlery were dirty on arrival and not in a state for usage. The freezer of the fridge had frozen over and was not usable. The sofa was stained and dirty, and a steam cleaner (tradesman) was procured by the managing agent – the cleaner advised that upon completion of his work the sofa was now ‘semi-clean’. During the first night the electricity fuse tripped with the consequence on the freezer defrosting and the kitchen floor being a slip risk. In fact, I did slip and risked serious injury. There were no instructions about how to fix the fuse box, and I had to wait for an electrician to arrive the next day. Tradespeople coming and going with regularity! The hot water was tepid at best and sometimes I had to resort to cold showers. And the most misleading thing? The residence is above a distillery / bar which meant that neither study nor sleep were possible in the unit until, on occasion 2 a.m., on the nights that the distillery / bar was open. Which was basically every night from Wednesday through to Sunday.
The booking was terminated early and I would not recommend this rental under any circumstances.