City centre Apartment♡

Potential Scammer, held My deposit for 4 days!

1.0

When I eventually got my deposit back 4 days late! Shocking, this is only after I threatened to take action. Do not book.

− The host! He doesn't care and will ignore your texts. Please don't book here! I would recommend anywhere else, he is a potential scammer

Avoid

1.0

− Be aware this is a very stag do/group out kind of accommodation. The real location is a back alley, where you park at your own peril, with double yellow lines in which you risk getting a parking ticket, your car windows smashed and possibly being mugged any time. Next to this place are the gates to the buildings, you gain pedestrian only access to the gates that lead you to the apartment. The set up is through a dodgy back alley, in which there is a bit of everything going on, day and night. The apartment itself is quite knackered, has a piece of kitchen skirting board missing, for example, you can see in the photos more or less - but the main issue is the lack of cleanliness. Every surface has a layer of dust, showing that it hasnt been properly cleaned in ages. The smell is musty, unventilated, and when we got there, after the shock of the back alley scares, we were not sure if the cleaners had been, or we had come in while the previous guests stuff was still on. The bedding was old, full of baubles and very creased. To this day i am not sure if It was clean, even after giving It a good smell. The towels felt clean, but again very creased and just thrown in the bathroom, very messy, so not sure either (luckily we had our own stuff which is what we used). The lack of hygene in the place was strong. I had a look around, and found another nasty surprise: the laundry basket with the previous dirty laundry still in the same wardrobe where i am supposed to put my clothes. We found dishes drying on the counter from the previous people and the mugs in the cupboard were wet and dirty with tea stains. There was a tea towel which I didnt dare to touch. I felt i was occupying someone elses house, quite disgusting all in all. Regarding the host, the communication started very well, replying to all the messages and being very helpful. I asked for an extended stay (hindsight is a terrible thing) which was sorted just a day before i got to Newcastle.

Very good

8.0

Great location

Total ripoff. Do not book

1.0

Nothing at all

− The fact that they changed my original booked date to stay without me asking for this. The fact they never responded to any contact at all

Exceptional

10.0

Awesome hosts, great place to stay if you are going to be out every evening.

5.0

The location was fantastic, Newcastle's greatest Indian restaurant is just below.

− The building itself is incredibly noisy. The radiator rattled against the wall whenever the entrance door to the main building was shut. The type of people who visit this block tend to be going out until 3/4am so if you are a family who go to bed at a reasonable hour, it is impossible to sleep. The flat itself looks like it was beautiful once upon a time, but now has holes in the bathroom door, broken worktops and lights, and there are 2 large sofas but they do not have beds inside of them. We were required to pay a deposit for any damage which was surprising due to the damage that already existed inside the flat. The television is difficult to use as you need to connect it to the internet each time you turn it on. If you have any difficulties managing stairs, be aware you have to climb two flights to reach the entrance to the building as it is above a restaurant.