Casa Albaicin 1

This apartment was a great base to explore Granada. It has plenty of space for two people (though I was on my own), was clean and fresh, had a kitchen with everything you need to cook for yourself, access to a washing machine and a sunny terrace to dry laundry. The walls are quite thin so once or twice noise from neighbours was quite loud, but this was easily solved with earplugs. Mostly it was extremely peaceful, especially considering how close it is to the tourist shops. Some previous visitors' comments mention it being cold- the apartment gets very little sunlight so I can see that might be an issue in cold weather. In May I found it to be absolutely the perfect temperature. I didn't need to use the heater or the air-con, even though it was sometimes 30degrees outside. There is also a very friendly black cat who came to say hello.

The location was great. The host thoughtfully left coffee makings.

The property has an issue with ants. My son left a sandwich on the counter for a couple hours in the afternoon—it was covered with ants that entered near an exterior window.

I really appreciated having ground coffee and an espresso maker.

My son left part of a sandwich on the counter for about two hours while we went out for coffee. When we returned, there were literally thousands of ants that had come from the window, along the wall, behind the microwave,

Host is very nice, attentive and responsed quickly to any of my messages. Flat was just as shown in pictures and it’s very spacious. Lovely patio and balcony (that you share with other flqts). Also hqs a washing machine (which you also share with other flats). Albaicín is a nice area but not accessible with suitcases / people with disabilities as it’s all uphill and through narrow roads (not accessible by car). Location is good as it’s pretty central and close to everything (but it’s all uphill)

The flat is VERY cold and noisy. The AC doubles up as the heater but it’s not remotely sufficient to warm up the big flat. Also can’t turn the heating on above 25 degrees otherwise you will be charged extra. I stayed in May and had to sleep with multiple blankets + 2 jumpers to stay warm so this flat is out of question if you plan to stay in winter. The neighbours are extremely noisy. I was kept up till 1am and woken up at 7am everyday but the barking dogs, screaming cats and loud neighbours. You can even here everything when the neighbours next door use the toilet. The host can’t control the noise but it’s a big issue. The whole flat’s drains smelt horrible when it rained. Mould also starting to grow in the kitchen and shower is breaking (see photos). Overall the flat is nice and the host is lovely but the noise and how cold the flat gets makes it hard to give a completely positive review.

All was perfect, what I like the most is that there was a lot of what we need, more than we expected. Also the owner was super attentive and the zone was lovely! Highly recommended.

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Location of the apartment was good, in the old city but no car parking if you have cars

Important info: It is cold in winter and if you want to use more heating, you have to pay extra for the electricity. It is written on the wall but not showing on the website. It was a horrible stay! I really don't want to recall anything about it but as a customer, I need to tell the truth and let others know. We booked 6 nights but had to leave after the first night. We had to leave because it is freezing at the night and when we asked for help from the host, we got a very rude response as if she didn't believe us that this place is cold. When we said we were cold, the host insisted that the place was 25 degrees. The actual temperature felt like below 10 ℃ at night. It was actually around 15℃ during noon (We bought an accurate thermometer before leaving to prove our point. It was only 15.2℃ during noon ). We told the host that we live in Finland so we know what cold feels like. But she came to the room with two warm layers and stood below the air conditioner and basically told us we were liars. We felt INSULTED since the host tried to fool us with a "fake" thermometer(an app which is far from accurate) and insisted that this place was not cold. We will also attach pictures of the temperature around the bed area during the noon. The room is very long and the bed and kitchen are at two ends, the air conditioner is in the middle so its effect is not felt at the ends. The host told us if we want more heating we have to pay extra. It is not fair to ask your guests to pay extra just to make the temperature bearable.We don't recommend people to visit this place firstly because of the host and secondly because of the bad temperature control. Too cold in winter. BTW, the hot water runs out in 5 minutes and there is no WIFI and also no mobile network. We couldn't even book another hotel from there. We filed a complaint to booking.com and this place is under their review. That's it.