AvantiStays Alameda Sky Terrace, DISFRUTALO

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Occasional smell from drain by front door

Everything was good.

Dampness / mould on bathroom ceiling and on bathroom tiles. David from U.K. has commented on this in his review and provided photos. Unpleasant odour, particularly from the bathroom and dishwasher / kitchen sink area. There was a bad smell from the drain outside on the terrace. We had to move from this area which meant we missed out on the evening sun. In my opinion there isn’t a city view. The view mostly consisted of roof tops, satellite dishes, washing. In the distance you could see top of cathedral. The description of the property is not accurate as there is no front desk and the lift doesn’t take you all the way up. The layout of the kitchen was not functional. For example, if someone was cooking they had to move to let the other person access the fridge. There was no sink plug, washing up liquid or tea towel which was inconvenient when you wanted fresh cups for tea / coffee. Fair enough there was a dishwasher but you needed to wait for the cycle to finish. The quality of the glasses was poor given the charge of the stay. There was a bottle of water placed in fridge. Didn’t drink as it was tap water and we didn’t know how long it had been there. Supplying two bottles of bottled would have been a nicer touch. Initial communication was in Spanish and getting checkin information was problematic via booking.com which was concerning. However, we did gain access ok. On day of leaving the host emailed with checkout procedures. Within that email the host was asking to be given 10 out of 10 which I felt was rather off putting. Overall I was disappointed with the facilities in particular the dampness smell and seeing the black marks on ceiling was not good. The cost of the stay was way over priced in my opinion.

Seville had a lot of rain prior to and during our 8-day stay, but the property clearly suffers from very bad drainage, resulting in an unbearable stench from the bathroom (the bath/shower, sink, bidet and WC), and also from the kitchen sink. The host was apologetic and twice brought a plumber onsite to fix the stink from the drains, and sprayed the rooms with air freshener but this gave only temporary relief. All around the bathroom are signs of mould and dampness. In addition - as noted by others - the apartment doesn't feel secure, with only flimsy snibs on main door and patio doors, albeit with iron gates on each. Altogether the property needs money spent on it. It feels worn out and like it's being maintained on the cheap. The host wants a 10-rating but this is a million miles off it as it stands today.