Down To Earth 1 Bedroom Apartment Jewellery Quarter Birmingham - Free Parking

“Excellent apartment with everything you need, very clean and modern”

I liked everything about the apartment. We walked to Utilita arena an easy 10 minute walk even with my old knees . The apartment was clean modern comfortable in a quiet cul du sac . There are pubs take away greggs around the corner not far to spend a fortune on jewellery The best bit was the parking it was literally by the door which was a real bonus. The owner was easy to contact easy access to the property.

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Lovely lay out, beautiful location.

It was all nice. Door handle in the bathroom needs attention

Easy to find. Spacious apartment. Nicely decorated

Close to train station, really comfortable bed and tastefully decorated. So great to have a washer/dryer - maybe a bit of detergent for washing up and washing clothes 🙌

I’ve left my suggestions for the host, basically just a bit for user friendly for an apartment. But nothing critical

The apartment was well decorated and clearly the owners had wanted to make it pleasant for guests. I liked the little touches, like the pictures and ornaments. The kitchen was well equipped and the bedding and towels were fresh and clean. Free parking was an added bonus and the location was good for accessing the city and surrounding areas.

I just didn’t feel safe there, unfortunately. I have stayed in many places when travelling for work, so I am experienced in solo stays. From one offset, I was uncomfortable with the camera outside of the property, meaning that the owner knew when I entering and leaving the property, which made me feel like I was being watched. I hadn’t been notified about the use of CCTV and feel this should be included in the booking information (not to mention the lack of GDPR compliance). I also didn’t like there not being curtains at the bedroom and bathroom windows. It would be very easy for someone to see through the blinds at night when lights are on, particularly as the property was on the ground floor and faced on to a communal carpark. I found the bedroom window latch broken, which meant that only one of the side latches was working. It would have been very easy for someone to open the window from the outside. It also meant that the window wasn’t sealed and therefore let in a lot of the outside ambient noise. The window issues made me feel particularly concerned about security and I found it hard to settle. I also found the sound proofing between the apartments very poor indeed and had to endure an extremely loud and violent film audio (very unsettling) coming from the upstairs flat - after having also endured their loud music (sounded like a party) for several hours, Including a lot of stomping feet. On this particular night the noise didn’t stop until past midnight, so sleep was tricky. Baring in mind this was a week night, I hate to think what weekends might be like. I honestly am not usually one to complain, but I do feel disheartened that I didn’t hear back from the property owner after raising the concerns above, so this feedback feels balanced and appropriate.

it was a lovely modern clean apartment with easy check in & out, shower was nice & powerful too, parking is perfect it is right outside the door

The double bed was very very soft but, that is personal preference as I prefer a hard bed. A shelf in the shower for shower gel etc would be handy. There was not any spare bedding for the sofa bed which my son slept on & I did ask if there was via message. Also a curtain at the bedroom window would be good so the early daylight wouldn't wake you up.