“First the positives:
-Very central property, handy to have parking nearby.”
-Kitchen well stocked; bathrooms small but decent, recently refurbished.
-Owners provide a wealth of dvds, books, guides, games etc… lovely touch.
-Everything clean and worked fine
-Comfy beds!
Now the less good:
-Noise!!! Terrible soundproofing. On the Friday and Saturday nights the Tapas Bar outside all windows plays loud music outside and has people talking loudly until 0030. Listing should mention this. With all windows closed, it kept us awake. Quieter the rest of week. On Tuesday night, the people in the (holiday) flat above Amba decided to do washing between midnight and 0230am. Machine so loud it might as well have been in our bedroom. You will literally hear every footstep from the flat upstairs. May not bother you; it really grated with us.
-Some areas looking a bit dated and tired, notably carpets and cushions.
-0900 checkout is unwelcome, especially having been kept up by noise the night before. But then to ask guests to empty the bins and recycling too? Come on… this takes the p***.
Overall: the 4 stars is for the flat, minus the noise issues. Decent enough if you don’t mind noise and/or go to bed late, but we’d not return.
- Michael, September 2023
Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. We are sorry to read about the noise issues you had. The building contains both residential and holiday lets and so there is a message in the communal hallway requesting rubbish is taken to external bins. This is due to previous holiday makers leaving bin bags in the communal areas. The check-out time has recently be changed to 10am and a note has been left on the dining table to this effect, in-case the update was not received prior to pre-holiday e-mails were sent. We are glad that you enjoyed the central location of the property and all that the property had to offer.
Lakelovers Owner Relations Team
Property Owner
