Modern Studio Apartment Near Town Centre♡

Dishonest representation of the property. Glad we only booked one night.

3.0

There was a full, modern kitchen. I can't think of any other redeeming features.

− There is NO parking. The owner lied about that. He told me to park in the train station carpark which had warning signs everywhere about paying fees as there was no street parking available. The bathroom is ridiculously small. There is a foot only between the toilet and shower, the sink is too small to use. You have to change outside the bathroom. The bed only had a sheet and a thin duvet. There were no additional blankets and it was cold. The pillows are lumpy. The bed is small and uncomfortable. The heating worked in the bathroom but not in the main area. This is not "an apartment". It is a converted garage. We should have read the reviews before booking.

Bizarre behavior from owner

1.0

− Booked in and received a happy message stating I should have everything I need for a comfortable stay. They advertised toiletries but left 2 cheap half rolls for two people for 3 nights. Sent owner a message asking if they could pop in with another roll. Ignored. Called the number, owner said to go buy in a shop, with attitude. When I explained how much they left me for three nights, they said they would contact the cleaners. Waited, no further response. People like this really annoy me. I left early, letting them know why. No response. Lodged complaint with booking.com, the owner's communication to them was a blank space. Asked for, and received a partial refund, minus full cleaning fee, as a chargeback from bank. I did have to wash my bottom in the shower, hope the cleaners cleaned it well for the next guests. In short, any issues don't expect the owner to help. Also paid cleaning fee but you are expected to separate and take your rubbish out - not in the property description. Regarding the property, the entrance is not the house as it looks in the photo, it is a conversion of the garage on the side. Had to walk through someone's garden to get there, with people staring at me. To be fair not everyone stared. Free parking advertised is off road, you are not allowed to park in the bays in front. This property was neither the cheapest, nor the only one available, like for like. There are kinder hosts to give your money to. This owner is just bizarre, to phrase it very nicely.

Very good

7.0

Location,Road near by to park.

− Toilet and shower to small an area.needs more room

Guest review

10.0

Great location. The train station is less than 1 minute from the property. Great place for a couple.

Guest review

6.0

This is a lovely garage conversion which has everything one needs for a couple of nights away. It is located only a few minutes walk from Lidl and a few minutes drive from the beach. The kitchen is very well equipped.

− While we had a good stay at this place, both my partner and I had absolutely terrible sleep due to the mattress being incredibly soft and the bed small therefore every time my partner moved it would wake me up and every time I moved, my partner would wake up. We had a 2 nights / three days mini break but because of the super bad sleep we had at this place the third day of our break was a complete wash out as we were both incredibly tired. We are not demanding people, we just wanted to put our heads down somewhere and have a good sleep which we didn't get. As per the other reviews, the bathroom is incredibly small. A coffee table or at least a side table would be handy to put our drink or small plate on.

Branksome Aug 1st

6.0

Good shower, decent kitchen, good location for buses.

− Bathroom was tiny, had to have the door open to be able to bend down to shave. Bed too low and mattress too soft. Sofa too low. No table to put drinks on.