My partner and I stayed at this Airbnb for 8 days. There are definitely pros and cons to this place, but regardless, we still had a wonderful time.
Pros:
This Airbnb is very conveniently placed near all your necessary, essential and also, your adventure/memory-making needs and wants. The bus stop is right outside the complex on the main street which made travelling very easy. Train stations weren't far either, just a short bus ride away. There are a few metros nearby when you are in need of essentials or general shopping, only a 5-10 minute walk for each. Bigger grocery stores are unfortunately a bit further away though, so if you don't drive like us, you would need to walk longer, catch a bus or uber it!
In terms of finding fun things to do, we are home-bodies, so we didn't go out too much, but when we did, we found a great number of restaurants on oxford street and plenty of bars/clubs in the area. Speaking of which, there is a bar/club right across the street from the complex, unfortunately, we did not visit it, but it seemed very great and hyped if that's your type of fun:) On top of that, the nearest alcohol stores were very close, which is great if you want to buy some liquor. The location of the Airbnb was also very convenient in terms of ordering food online. We are both vegan, and found a very great range of restaurants that deliver within the area, even better that they stay open pretty late as well!
In terms of positives within the actual suite itself, there are a few we would like to mention before we speak of the negatives. The bed was very comfy, if you're usually someone who struggles to sleep in a new environment like I am, you'll find yourself surprised to fall asleep in this bed. The bedroom had convenient features like the fan (not a ceiling fan), the lights which dim (as do the kitchen and living room lights, which is awesome), a fair amount of pillows, a decent quilt + additional blankets in the cupboard. There was also an ironing board in the closet, plenty of coat-hangers to use, and definitely enough space for your clothes and belongings for several people. It was also nice that the bedroom ground is carpeted and that there are two additional bedside lights!
The living room was pretty cool too, we spent most of our time there. The couch turns into a bed which is also neat. There was a desk as well (but we didn't use it often) and the carpet is decently comforting. The kitchen was great, although small, it's a nice size for a small number of people. Enough space to cook and eat on, and the oven, fridge and dishwasher were all working normally and had no issues. As did the washing machine, which had the great feature of both washing and drying clothes all in one (we did have one issue about the washing machine but it was at our fault, being confusion).
The bathroom was alright, but definitely has major problems that need fixing. In terms of positives, it's small, but not too tightly small. The shower has two different water functions, one being a spray and the other being a normal shower head which was nice. They also provided hygienic amenities, and also cleaning products.
Cons:
The most issues we had were within the bathroom which really sucked. The shower flooded the bathroom each time we used it, thankfully it didn't completely flood the bathroom, but it flooded at least half of it. Sometimes if we pressed our feet on the drainage square in the shower, it would actually work, but 99.9% of the time, the water would not drain properly. This led to a flooded bathroom rug and a ground that wouldn't dry properly for days because we only had two towels to use between us. We also noticed 2-3 days in that the sink leaked. It wouldn't show active dripping, instead, it would subtly and slowly leak out and around the sink and toilet (which was unfortunate since some of our toilet paper got drenched.)
Speaking of toilet paper, they only provided two rolls for 8 days, which definitely wasn't enough. They also didn't provide enough dishwashing liquid, and no laundry detergent at all (we had to buy our own and more toilet paper). There were also unfortunately very gross hygienic issues with the toilet scrubber. When we first went to use it, we noticed the brush holder had dirty water full of particles that it had sat in prior. It was also in a pretty gross state in terms of the brush itself, which we definitely suggest changing!
In terms of the kitchen, they didn't provide salt, cling wrap or foil. I point these out for those who use these things within the kitchen. They did provide pepper, sugar (was some maple type of sugar though), olive oil, soy sauce, honey, coffee (if I remember correctly) and English breakfast tea packets which were alright! There was another hygienic issue that we faced though, being that a few pieces of the cutlery were not washed enough, and had pieces of food still on them. We ended up choosing to avoid using these pieces in particular as it really grossed us out:(
The washing machine was great, but as we had not used this 2 in 1 machine before, which made it pretty confusing as when we went to grab our clothes out, they seemed to be damp. I note to those that use it, that you should use the second wash and dry option the machine has (there are only 3 wash+dry options), and remember to give the clothes a whip as each item comes out, otherwise, you will believe they're still damp.
The couch shouldn't be used as a bed unless you're an easy sleeper, as it's not that comfy, but it