This is a rather lengthy review but, should you be considering this accommodation for your trip to Sevilla, please keep in mind the following compiled during our 6 day stay. First, a bit about us - 2 couples (1 American, 1 British) who have stayed in several Airbnbs throughout the USA and Europe.
First, the good - location. The apartment is located in a vibrant area of Seville that allows for easy walking to many restaurants and bars. While I say this is good, there is some negative….more on that later.
Now for the not so good - Do not believe the photos! This accommodation is run down, dirty, and questionably safe due to exposed wires and such. The rental pictures show 2 double beds (though it does say in the details one room has two singles) implying the room with singles can be reconfigured - it can, but only if you don’t mind leaving your bedroom door open! And if it is left in the 2 single bed formation, you cannot access the closet. The bathroom that serves this bedroom is tucked under a staircase and is tiny with a tinier square shower and fabric curtain that only a petite person can use.
We wanted a terrace for our stay in Seville, a place to unwind with a glass of wine. But the terrace here was outfitted with broken furniture, dead plants and was not inviting in any way.
The larger of the two bedrooms had window shutters that would not stay closed and a very low platform bed, stains on the wall and ceiling, and sewer gas odors from the master bathroom drains. This room also offered up one of the bigger complaints - noise! There are nightclubs nearby that stay open extremely late. Despite the apartment being on the top floor of the building, the noise from these clubs and their patrons disturbed sleep on several nights.
The kitchen is small, but adequate. It is questionably outfitted as we only found 2 mismatched wine glasses and the knives could not cut a loaf of bread. A dishwasher and clothes washer are included, but the clothes drying rack was broken and rusty.
An additional big issue, when we arrived, we noticed that the door to the terrace could not be closed or secured. The configuration of the terrace included shared half walls to other terraces which meant our apartment would be accessible to anyone should this be known. We spent over 4 hours in communication with the rental company trying to get them to understand the situation - that we felt ourselves and our possessions were not secure. It took a call to AirBnB directly to finally get this resolved. Once they were involved and heard our issue, the rental company took action. We wasted a considerable amount of time trying to get this resolved. Later in the stay, the rental company also changed the door access code. Fortunately, we were stopping in midday and not finding it out after a late evening dinner. This was handled efficiently, but why would it even happen!
Also note, they provide only one set of keys. If you are traveling as a family, that might work, but for two couples it would have been nice to be able to split up a bit.
While our stay in Seville was great, this accommodation definitely diminished the experience. The potential for a wonderful property is there, it is just tired, worn-down, poorly maintained and poorly managed.