City Centre Apartment Northampton

It was spacious, easy to access, and the beds were comfortable. The host was very quick to answer any questions I had during our stay.

There were numerous blood stains on the floor outside the lift and front door to apartment, there was no tea towel for drying up, the kitchen sponge was dirty, most of the kitchen cupboards were empty, hardly enough plates, glasses for our stay. The bin was broken and the fridge and bathroom could have been cleaned better. No air freshener spray left, just empty cans in bathroom.

View of the Rugby stadium

We asked about accessibility to the flat and were reassured that it was. To access the flat requires parking, all double yellow lines around the key pick-up place. Then to enter a shop. Then, to return to the premises. The underbuilding parking on this visit had the 'secure' gate wide open and was accessible to people to walk around. The car park place was not accesible for a wheel chair user as it was cramped and parking could be difficult. The parking space was at the end of the car park. For limited mobility, it was far to walk. A parking permit was required, which was upstairs in the apartment, which had to be accessed and then bought back down again. The area by the main door to enter was surrounded by unemptied industrial bins, which were overflowing. Access to the corridor was a key fob. Trying to push open the door for a wheel chair user would have been near impossible. The lift had an internal weight of 9 people, though externally stickers said 2 people only. Doubting the efficacy of the lift. The apartment itself was sufficient for 3 people but not more. Room 1 had a double bed pushed against a wall to give space to pass. Room 2 had a double bed in the centre of the room. It could easily have been a bigger bed to fit the room. As the double bed was cramped, hard and waifer thin pillows. It had only half of the curtains so light came in. Bathroom 1 had a toilet that ran all the time. Bathroom 2 had a heater with exposed cables. The shower was barely hanging onto the wall. The shower was cleanish, and the dirt was mostly on the inside of the sliding door. Neither shower was accessible for a wheel chair user and not easy for someone with limited mobility. The kitchen lounge was big enough for 3 people to sit on a very uncomfortable sofa bed that felt dirty and slept on. Supported by quilt and additional pillows found in the foot stool. The sofa bed was too deep, with no additional cushions to lean back on. One lounge window had a broken latch.

Rubbish around the entrance door in the under building car park. Cleaning staff propped door open to the building. Standing smoking next to the industrial bins and stubbing out fags into the bins.

The location of the accommodation is 15 minute walk from Northampton train station, which was very convenient. We were very grateful to have access the facilities, such as, the kitchen and 2 bathrooms between four of us. We thought the accommodation was suitable for short stays.

There were a few things in the accommodation that didn't look like they were maintained properly; for example: - The shower head in one of the bathrooms had limescale on it, which made it seem like the shower head had not been cleaned properly. - The button for the air extraction fan in the kitchen were broken - The dishwasher didn't clean some dishes properly

Simple but well presented.

Some safety issues - the lock on the door looked busted, and one window missing a handle.

location, apartment size

quality of the apartment, very poor condition made it feel dirty though it probably wasnt, limited facilities - i.e. no wine glasses, fixtures look like they are about to fall off the wall ..

Great location ,comfy as

Great shower, Netflix, Prime, Disney etc.

The area was not nice at all, having to get and return key at a shop over a busy dual carriageway, broken blind, broken radiator hanging off the wall and broken window