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+ Fast and smooth communication
+ Cooking
+ Great position
+ Comfortable bed
+ Large shower
+ 2 WCs
+ Big bathroom with lots of places for stuff
There is only floor heating, it is not working everywhere (the kitchen is really cold!) and if you want to raise the temperature in the room, you have to turn the heating on for a long time at a high temperature.
Chairs are bad if you need to work, they make you sit really badly due to their shape.
There is not enough light (only 1 window for both floors).
HOST'S REPLY:
Danila’s review is full of lies. The truth is that he is a problematic tenant, which is proven by bad review from other landlord as well as the fact that he is on the list of "Unreliable tenants".
The communication with Danila was terrible - since he was not responding to my messages, I had to reach out to Flatio support and emergency line to help me dealing with all the problems that were raised.
I did not "slip him a fraud second contract" - in fact I asked him to sign an official handover protocol provided by Flatio (a standard document for record-keeping of the handing/taking over of an apartment typical for mid/long-term rents that protects both tenant and owner). After Danila came up with excuses why he could not sign it, I had to reach out to Flatio support, who also asked him to sign it (unsuccessfully).
Neither did I turn the heating off. In reality, Danila put the heating on 35°C, while refusing to take the responsibility for paying unforeseen bills. After consulting with Flatio support, I was left with the two options - either Danila sign the handover protocol (which he refused), or I limit the heating to standard 22°C in order to prevent the extra charges.
After all these troubles, Danila left the apartment before check out time agreed via contract, leaving it messy and damaged. Overall it was a very stressful and unpleasant experience to deal with such a tenant, which I do not wish for any owner.
CHECK-IN: Self check-in, owner will send a clear instruction, very easy check in, feel safe too.
CLEANNESS: I find this a big problem. When I checked in, the floor has a lot of small hairs, I also found some hairs on the bed linens and pillows even though they seem washed. I texted Marcelo the landlord and he asked the cleaner to come change the bed linens. Then I also found the towels are not clean, same issue with some very small hairs and some dirty stuff that I do not want to describe. I didn't use them all all. I also washed all the bath towels again just to be sure. The bathroom sink was a bit blocked (which was ok to use but I need to wait for the water to go down which is a bit annoying). I also found the kitchen not very clean. I need to wipe the surface again myself. (I am being very honest here, I also took pictures if any party doubts the truth of my review)
EQUIPMENT: There's enough equipment for staying here, like iron board, clothes horse, basic cooking equipment etc. However there's nothing provided for kitchen cleaning, no washing liquid, no soap, no hand wash, nothing. I need to contact the landlord again to get them. Dishwasher is super dirty and it's broken. I also reported it to the landlord. There's no hoover, only a broom, the toilet seat cover is broken, and the light when you enter the apartment is also broken, but these don't bother me too much.
VIEW: Apartment is on the 4th floor, very nice city and mountain view, you can also see a bit of the river. If you look down you can see the busy traffic, I love watching traffic police man guiding the traffic, it's fun to just observe the city in this way. :)
SLEEP: I need to close all the windows to be able to sleep, but then there's no airflow, so I have to keep the fan on all the time. but I guess a good location means noisy road, it didn't bother me too much.
WORK&LIFE: It's a perfect place for a short stay, the apartment is small but has everything you need. However if you are a digital nomad and want to work while travelling, you might need to think about bringing some of your own equipment, there's no dedicated workspace, but I managed to use pillows for a back support ;)
CHECK OUT: It's the same as check in, very easy, the landlord will tell you where to keep the key etc. However when I was about to leave the apartment, the building was locked for some reason and the landlord didn't give me the key to open the door to the building.. I was locked for about 20 min and luckily someone in the building helped me open the door. It's a bit dangerous as there's a chance I would miss the flight. According to the landlord this door never locks, but I guess it's safer to give the tenant the key just in case this happened. Maybe I was just not lucky :(
LANDLORD: Marcelo is very nice, quick response, and very helpful for everything, also provided good restaurants nearby. Tthe only issue is he was travelling in Brazil and when I checked in the wifi provided in the apartment was wrong which caused me a delay for a work call, but he replied me and provided me the information as soon as he got up, which was appreciated! Even though there's issues here and there in the apartment, Marcelo is willing to try his best to solve it for the tenants. I believe he will fix all the issues in the apartment soon.
In July I rented the apartment for 1 year starting from 11 September. I was able to come only at September 14th and I warned Andre more than a month before that. However, when I called Andre from the airport after the aircraft has landed, he said the apartment is not ready and I should spend 1 day in a hotel. Imaging hearing this when you just landed after 10h flight with wife and 9months old baby and no one told you anything beforehand + I paid for all the days from 11th to 14th..
The apartment advertisement has 'garage included'. however, Andre tried to charge me for that. I contacted Flatio support but Andre just told me face to face that he doesn't care.
Then, suddenly, it turned out that I am breaking rules. The cleaning ladies made photos of the apartment when I was gone with baby's toys over the floor, 2 dirty plates on the table and 1 folded diaper on the floor. Turned out that's against rules and they cancelled my contract. As I have a small baby, it was very uncomfortable to me to look for a new apartment so I said I'll follow their rules but they didn't listen.
I know at least 3 more cases when Teresa and Andre were trying to cut the corners cancelling the contracts of the tenants under ridiculous reasoning.
As for the apartment, the bed is too small for 2 adults. It's the cheapest bed I've slept on. It's 110cm width and ~185cm length. The couch is so small and uncomfortable that you can't even watch the tv while sitting on that thing. This is a corner flat and the neighboring building is pretty close. Some guys are listening unbearable techno music there literally every day (at least not at night).
A few good things like location and space mean nothing comparing to the flaws and personal experience.
I also ended up moving out early and losing €400+ after being assured by the landlord (not B Maria M.) that it would be filled quickly and I could therefore get a partial refund.
I also advise against using Flatio as their communication and service were terrible.
We had a situation in the apartment, the sink faucet was old and stop working flooding the bathroom, Andrea took care of it, but it wasn't really confortable to be there while it happened.
+ good communication
+ nice bathroom
+ spacious apartment
+ average internet speed
+ coffee machine, toaster
- short bed (1.8m) with hard, not comfortable mattress and pillows (I didn't get well sleep)
- noisy neighborhood (loud techno music & cars)
- kitchen equipment deficiencies: blunt knife, missing pot lids
- you will have to buy dishwasher & laundry capsules/powder
- host will need 100 EUR deposit from you (against the Flatio rules), but you will get it back
The flat has everything for the life - dishes, furniture, etc., but it doesn't feel like home. Everything is old, linens are terrible, windows are broken. I couldnt stay more than a month
The apartment has a lovely terrace with a view directly out to the Atlantic and the Cristo Rei monument. You can sit at a table and chairs for dining or to work, as well as enjoy lounging in chairs to take in the view and the sun.
The apartment is older and certain areas are in need of upgrading in order to remain competitive with other available units.
The living area is open with a lot of light, sofa, chair, tv(didn’t use), and blue tooth speakers. The internet connection is slow and not conducive to remote work but otherwise functional.
The kitchen is open to the living area, unfortunately, it is not completely functional. The stove top is old and rusted, the microwave is also old and has a very bad odor. I was shocked to see the condition of the cabinets which were not clean with stains that could have easily been removed. There were dirty mugs and cutlery in the cabinets and the drawers. I was unable to cook one meal in the kitchen, including making a good cup of coffee in the morning. The washing machine located beside the kitchen works well along with the drying rack.
There are two nice sized bedrooms with double beds. Linens were provided, each bedroom has a window opening to the terrace area.
There are two hall bathrooms, each older and in need of an upgrade. The walk-in shower is small with a lot of erosion and ugly stuff that just can’t be removed. The 2nd. Bathroom has a tub with a hand-held shower. Do not try to use it hanging from the wall otherwise it may hit you on the head. Also, the tub is very slippery. Be aware, the water pressure is not strong and changes based on what is being used. There was only one bath towel and two hand towels provided, however Sylvia provided an additional set upon request.
If you don’t plan on cooking meals and are looking for a shorter stay then it may be right for you.
Also they wanted to sign us an list with all there belongings with prices of the items on it.
I refused to sign as most of the items are a bit older already and a lot is damaged.
Took photo's as soon I moved in just in case.
The landlord always handed what we asked for, but in the end it was difficult to correct some troubles with the house. The people that came to fix something don't speak english so it was difficult to understand them. The building of the house didn't get clean over 3 months and need some repairs.
But overall the landlord did very weel her job!
The bag was in a little bedside table and we and we realized that we forgot the bag the next day. I know that the apartment was only the owner Martin and, as he said, cleaning. The apartment was empty for another 4 days because my friends are moving in there in 4 days. Martin met me the next day at the apartment, opened it, and we found that our bag was missing. I said that I would go to the police, because there was a large amount of money. In addition, I demanded the cleaning number, which was here.
Martin said that he would deal with everything himself and call me in 2 hours. An hour later, Martin called me and said that I was "lucky" because my bag was found. He said to come in 2 hours to their office.
I came to their office, there were 6 or 8 employees. They made a "performance" with the transfer of my bag so that there were witnesses. Martin said that another woman found my bag - someone gave her. But all the words seemed strange, because before the story was different. I thanked, shook hands, and left. When I went out and started counting the money, it turned out that 200 dollars, 300 euros, 1,000 crowns and 1,500 hryvnias had been stolen from me.
I wrote to Martin that I will not go to the police, but I will leave feedback on how it was. In response, he said that it was not his fault and he would be very upset, and the person who "stole" my bag had already been fired! Although before that he did not say anything like that and the story was completely different.
I don't know who is right and who is wrong. Perhaps Martin is the person who saved my bag and gave me back some of my money. I hope so. But then the company he works for are thieves. It is possible that the cleaning service stole the money - but I don't believe on it.
They know that I am from Ukraine and that there is a war going on in our country. But they still wanted to steal some of the money from me in order to "make money on the mountain."
Nobody told me about my bag. If I had not personally contacted and said that I would go to the police, I would never have known that I lost money in their apartment.
Be careful with these people. Someone from this company can rob you.