Des Artistes

The location was good. Walkable to most places. The shared balcony is nice.

The guesthouse advertises that there is soundproofing but this is not the case... our room was very loud- street noise- as there is a 6 lane road below. Also we could hear the people in the adjoining rooms very clearly which was a bit uncomfortable. Wifi kept dropping out in our room and did not reach the shared balcony area- set up on range extenders not multiple routers so gets flooded easily. Only 1x F, 1x M bathroom for around 6-7 rooms. One of the toilets seemed to get blocked easily and when we contacted the owner it did not get fixed until the next day. Rooms were really dusty and beds uncomfortable- 2 singles pushed together for a double, only fans no aircon (although this was fine for the weather we had), no wall lights just lamps. The decor seemed to try and distract from the fact that the facilities were not in good condition. There is no reception area or onsite staff-instead we had to call the owner to buzz us in when we arrived as the doorbell buzzer did not get through to anyone- organise a time with the owner to let you inside or make sure you have calling available in your phone if you are arriving from overseas.

The elecronic key didn't work. We had a late arrival, about 12 a.m. (agreed with the host). When we came, we could not open the door, the access link did not work. The host did not answer. So we spent our first night on the street and got into the apartment only in the morning (the access appeared about 7 a.m). And we had to pay the full cost of living! Even no comments or apologies from the host, only check for full payment. Apartment itself is rather ok. Old repaired, strong blowing from the window, we got cold at night (in the middle of May)