Messe Apartments in the center of basel

Apartment is nicely furnished and spacious, bed was comfortable, terrace overlooks the quiet inner courtyard.

No basic toiletry was available, not even a small bar of soap and I checked everywhere in the apartment (and having arrived late at night it was not even possible to buy it anywhere, so that was quite inconvenient)

Very near Basel Messe

Other than location and a great basic studio setup with a balcony there is too much to be fixed for a good review. No toiletries, a single towel for all uses, no iron and ironing board, broken lights, running toilet, no plug for the bathtub or place to hang the shower handle and flimsy shower curtain making washing very difficult, water kettle unusable (wrong plug), uncomfortable saggy bed, heavy smoke smell, dirty and messy storage areas, broken chest of drawers, missing door to bedroom, thin and flimsy front door with no noise insulation. All of this could be very easily fixed but at the moment it has too much to improve.

Very good location, we had everything we needed, very quiet neighborhood and all the transports were super close.

Just the bed were not really comfy, and the 2nd day there was a very strong smell of like plastic burning (kinda) coming from the bathroom, we exactly couldn't understand where it was coming from and then it just went away.

Good communication with the owner and reachable place to the city center

The accommodation was pleasant, the host, Ricardo was friendly, he replied by WhatsApp quickly. The check-in was easy, the host gave clear information in writing, the key could be taken out of the mailbox with a code. The kitchen was well equipped. The balcony overlooked a tranquil inner courtyard. Wifi worked, we only needed to restart the router day by day. The room is on the 2nd floor, but you can use the elevator as well. The apartment has very good location, the city is easily accessible by several tram lines and buses, and there is a supermarket (Denner) in the immediate vicinity.

The guests prior to our reservation had left their trash in the kitchen - but this turned out to be positive, as upon informing the host about it he came over, fixed it, moreover: he gave us coffee capsules free of charge for a compensation.

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The bathroom needs a complete update. Toilet bowl cracked. Bath enamel badly chipped and scored, no plug. Position of shower head unacceptable and unable to use except hand held. Kitchen facilities ok except no plug for the sink New kettle provided on arrival by owner as existing badly scaled. Curtain rail fitted so the door to balcony hit it and would not open. Overall the property is in need of some TLC. However, the owner who met us at the airport is a very personable and friendly person.

- great localization, most tourist spots are relatively close - kitchen have all dishes and cutlery you might need, very easy to prepare food for yourself - it was quite warm in apartment - nice balcony with beautiful view on courtyard - tv was working and I was able to switch between channels without remote control, sufficient choice of channels

- it would be great to have wifi available, even though router was there I didn't get any instructions on how to connect to internet - pillowcases can be probably changed for newer ones - lack of BaselCard

Very spacious, full kitchen.

The queen bed was on two twin frames making it uncomfortable. Laundry was not available as listed. WiFi would not connect (to be fair it wasn’t listed but there was an instruction guide provided). Host took a long time to respond after check-in.