This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.
8/10 Good
Karen K.
25 Oct 2015
Great location, well equipped, could be cleaner
The apartment is in an excellent location, central to many of the tourist sites and close to bus stops (we found the 30 and 10 buses particularly useful). It is partway up one of the many steep hills in the city.
The apartment was very well equipped; the compact kitchen had a large fridge freezer and enough equipment to make breakfast and a few evening meals. It was pretty much as we expected from the description online; the bathroom and walk in closet are both off the bedroom - it was absolutely fine for the two of us but I don't think it would be very comfortable with any more than three or four people. The walls are very thin, we heard the neighbours particularly on Saturday night (we had long detailed instructions not to make much noise, especially after 11 pm -- the neighbours either didn't have these, or ignored them) but busy days walking round the city helped tire us out enough to sleep OK most of the time.
Two things that could be improved:
1) The place could be cleaner - in general but especially the floor. The manager apologised about the stained carpet and settee, said they're due for replacement, but the cupboards, hard floors, windows and other surfaces could all do with a deep clean.
2) The detailed check in instructions told us to contact the property manager an hour before arrival. We followed all instructions including this and found it locked up with nobody there when we arrived. Turned out the man whose details we'd been given no longer worked for them and we had to contact and wait for somebody else! Details like this are important to communicate to guests correctly and to update as soon as they change! This made the start of our stay very stressful, but hopefully won't affect many guests. On the plus side, the check out was very easy and hassle free as the door locks itself after you - we appreciated not having such a complicated process to leave as we had to leave for the airport before 5 am.
Be sure to remember to ask for your damage deposit back after the rental!




































