Dean St Retreat - Cosy Urban Escape, Sleeps 5

Pleasant decor and general appearance.

Terrible mattresses, very poor quality, thin and very uncomfortable. Sofa cushions very thin and poor quality too. Filthy garden chairs in rear patio, full of weeds, and dangerous step down from the house - exceeds legal drop. Very low head height near the bottom the stairs with no notice advising of this potential hazard.

The location was excellent for our purposes. There is a grocery store about a 7-10 minute walk away. The carpets, beds and appliances seemed fairly new and worked well. The bed wasn’t that comfortable but we made do for 2 nights no problem.

1. Parking: there is resident only parking on the street but we weren’t provided a permit. The staff said they were working on getting one. There is free parking around the corner (near the grocery store) and ALL white lined spaces are free for 24 hours. Then the car has to be taken out for at least 4 hours before returning. 2. Back patio: had three overflowing trash cans (it seems there is no cleaning crew oversight) and the two flimsy folding chairs had been left in the weather and were not fit for sitting in. So, basically the back patio is useless. 3. Tilted floors? The apartment itself is quite old so the structure seems to have quite uneven floors. 4. Heating: it was quite cool one afternoon we stayed in and the apartment was frigid. The heating system is on a timer and it took 3 hours for anyone to respond to my message to get the heat turned back on.

Good location. Kitchen well equipped. Warm. Plenty hot water

The beds were so uncomfortable. The mattresses were really thin and you can feel every spring. The couches in the living room were really wobbly too. Parking is possible outside but you need a permit (not supplied) Free parking is available about 2-3 minutes walk