Ocho Home Apartamentos

Whilst the decor of any place is a matter of personal taste, and this apartment most certainly didn’t match ours - it was, in our opinion, gaudy and bad taste, others would not be unhappy. That said, this was not our issue as we booked it knowing the very eclectic style of decoration. Our biggest gripe was that the apartment was not clean at all and had not been given a thorough service clean for a very long time, merely a brief token surface clean after each stay. It was evident in so many areas. The bed sheets were unpleasant to sleep in as they refused to remain tucked in and were of poor quality, frequently getting tangled. The under sheet was ‘bobbly’ and not pleasant to lie on. The towels were extremely rough to the touch and had the most unpleasant smell when damp - they need to go on a boil wash! The shower was dirty. The grouting needed a good scrub with bleach and the silicone seal around the base has long since needed replacing - grim. Black, mouldy and totally off putting. We booked the apartment partly because it had a washing machine as we are travelling around Europe for two months inter-railing and had laundry to do. The washing machine was so disgustingly dirty that we had to scrub the soap dispenser drawer first to remove the mould and BLACK gunk and then put it on a boil programme before we even dared wash our clothes. It was deeply unpleasant. The kitchen is poorly equipped, with no kettle or coffee machine, and with drawers and cupboards containing a frugal selection of cookery and cutlery that needed a serious wipe out. The whole apartment, whilst on first take in real life, and possibly in the photographs, appears good, actually needs serious maintenance and a big clean. It was not a good stay. This is sad because with some effort and attention to detail it could be a lovely place to enjoy some time in Zamora.

The flat has a beautiful home feel. Kitchen, living room with TV etc. A really nice touch would be a few basic kitchen essentials, i.e. salt, pepper, a touch off cooking oil for the ease to make a simple egg. I don't recall coffee either.