Don’t even think about staying here…
This is NOT a ‘penthouse’ as described. This part of Triana is a dump – with no magic at all. The room is in a dark basement and the so-called patio deck is right next to a busy and noisy highway.
Sandra is not your host as advertised. Manuel is the host with ‘ma femme’ as he refers to his wife. She was about as friendly as a local statue. Manuel was friendly at first but change when sa femme came home.
Be sure to read the fine print - all that is NOT included. Breakfast, shown to be included is NOT included. AC is not included (it was pushing 40 degrees here in Seville) even though the host showed us how to turn it on and off. In addition, the host adjusts the AC constantly during the night to a luke warm setting. On our last morning he turned off the AC at about 7AM which left our room stifling while we were there for our final three hours.
The host also had some concerns about use of lights. Manuel follows you around and turns the lights off behind you. The halls in the downstairs where the guest room is - are very dark.
Note: Manuel suggested we leave the window open at night instead of using the AC. We did this only to find that the biting bugs came in. After that we had to use the AC which he pointed out – was NOT included. ‘Impossible’ said Manuel and thrust an electric bug gismo at us and told us to use it. It was likely full of some toxic chemical.
Things really went sideways when we asked to use the washing machine. We asked to use the washer when we arrived and he said of course, then changed his mind after telling us his wife was doing her laundry – obfuscating about it for two days leaving us with no time to get our laundry done elsewhere. Manuel also insisted on showing us on the Airbnb site – that ‘laundry’ was in fact not included. He was very unpleasant in this exchange raising his voice in a mixture of Spanish and French. He said we weren’t very nice. Since that exchange we preferred to stay in our room as there was no place to eat our dinner. There was never any effort to ask how we were doing, if we needed any help following his first introduction. Reading the other reviews have left us wondering how the other guests found this to be such a “magical place!”
This I copied from the Airbnb site on the morning of our departure. Under House Rules:
We would appreciate that your stay respects the usage and customs of both sides. The hotel serves a complimentary breakfast.