Vitaliy’s place is well furnished and comfortable, and the location is incredible! Right on the beach. The building has outstanding amenities.
Vitaliy was always quick to respond- he was there within half an hour when we needed batteries changed in the door lock!
We did have a small hiccup in our booking. When we saw Vitaliy’s listing on Airbnb, we were stoked to see that it had a crib! We were traveling with a 5 month old baby, and it was a stroke of luck to not have to pack a travel crib in our luggage. In fact, the “CRIB,” (written in all caps) in the description of the place was what cinched the deal. We were eyeing other options with beach access, but this one had the advantage of having the crib already on site.
When we were packing the day before our vacation, I messaged Vitaliy to ask what kind of crib it was so I could know what to expect. Was it a pack n’ play? A standard crib? Very shortly after I messaged him, Vitaliy EDITED his listing to remove the crib from his description, and then sternly told me that the crib was NOT advertised on Airbnb. His exact words were:
Hello Eva,
The crib is not available in the unit. Most of the time guests ask in advance in regards to the crib. It is NOT listed in my listing.
We found this behavior to be dishonest. Would have been acceptable to us if he had simply said “I’m sorry, the crib is no longer available.”
At any rate, we brought our own travel bed for the baby and then left it there because it was too much trouble to haul it back home. So now maybe Vitaliy can put “crib” back into his listing! *eye roll.*
One more clarification:
The third bedroom with bunk beds is teeny tiny (a friend who used to live in a different condo at SIAN told us that it’s a converted walk-in closet). It’s ok because it’s a room for kids. Just wanted to give future guests a heads up because it’s hard to tell how little the room is in the photos.
All in all, we enjoyed the condo and enjoyed our stay.