had everything you need

The beds were comfy and the carpets were new and clean.

We couldn’t open the key box. We were told it was stiff so to use more strength. After 30 mins and having to use a knife to force it open, we got in. The block of flats reeked of weed. The flat smelt of cigarettes. The person I was travelling with slept in the front bedroom but had to come into the back bedroom half way through the night because the police sirens kept waking him up. It was as though a fire alarm had gone off mid cleaning because there were bottles of cleaning products on the beds, a canister of insect spray left on the duvet, plastic bags on the floor with cleaning products and cloths in. The bathrooms were clean and the kitchen was reasonably clean but the cooker hood and bin were grubby, the smoke alarm had a bin bag over it and the windows were dirty too. Lastly, we were told a couple of hours before we were due to arrive that we had to transfer a refundable deposit. I’d not been aware if this (£100). We transferred it and confirmed it via message. But we didn’t receive checkin instructions for the checkin time. I had to send two separate text messages and call twice in order to obtain them them. I then had to approach the owner to request the refund. We are not ‘posh.’ It’s absolutely fine to spend one night in if you literally need a crash pad. I have slept in far worse places. But I would choose to return? No. It’s a passable 2 bedroomed flat in a pretty rough area and it’s not particularly clean.