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We booked this apartment for a month expecting a quiet and peaceful place, as stated in the listing. However, we didn’t realize that the neighbor was practicing to become a DJ and played loud techno music. During the first week, this happened three times, starting as early as 10 AM. The noise was especially loud in the bedroom because the neighbor always kept the window open, and the entire wall vibrated due to the music. When we informed the owner about this issue, he responded only after several days. Despite that, the neighbor continued playing music, sometimes until 10 PM ( the owner was aware of the neighbor’s DJ practice because he told us himself). We also discovered that the wall separating us from the next neighbors was very thin, like paper (it looked like it was one apartment that they divided into two using a thin wall). We could clearly hear noises from washing machines, shower, and running taps, which made sleeping very difficult. Throughout our stay, we did not get a good night’s sleep even once. The owner always responded very late, and eventually, we had to leave and find another place, which was very challenging in the middle of summer. Communication with the owner was minimal and complicated. We definitely cannot recommend this place. It is falsely advertised as quiet, but it is impossible to get any rest there. We travel all the time and rent apartments, but this was our worst experience.

Awful experience, the day I moved in I was told the hot water wasn’t working correctly, 5 weeks later when I moved out it still wasn’t working. On multiple occasions the landlord ignored me reaching out with issues and when she did finally respond it was always to blame me for the problems 😂 I really enjoyed Budapest but the attitude of this landlord makes me want to tell everyone I know never to come here. Very disrespectful and rude, she talked to me like I was a child infront of other people. Just an overall terrible experience. I do not recommend.

So the main issue was the fridge was not working and couldnt use the kitchen. I told the problem but noone cared about it.

Casa Carlotta is an old apartment located near one of the most touristic streets in Budapest. I would not recommend the apartment for a stay longer than a couple of days. Of course this is only my experience, but I did not like it at all. It is full of the owners stuff, everywhere, very overwhelming. There is even a drawer full of opened alcoholic drinks. There were lots of food packages opened, as well as opened cooking ingredients and stuff in the fridge. Some appliances, like the microwave, were dirty. Despite the good natural lighting, the artificial lighting is very poor and generates a desolate image. The building itself is old, you should know it is a 3rd floor without an elevator. In addition, the floor is uneven, crooks, and it has steps between the rooms. I must say the owner was welcoming when I arrived and available when I needed to contact her. This is my experience here.

The apartment was - is - in neglected state in a house in neglected condition, no light outside in the garden, when you get home in the night you have to use theo torch of your phone, if your hands are free for that. The owner‘forgot’ to mention in his advertisement that there are two floors high stairs to go to the apartment without lift. The bulb went out, the air conditioner went out - the most important things were out of order. The humidity in the apartment is too high (50-60%). It’s been a nightmare.

There was no internet during our stay, the landlord tried to fix it with a hotspot, but as my partner and I both were working from home, we needed good wireless internet, we could not work properly for a month. Not recommended for digital nomads. The alarm went off multiple times. The windows could't be closed, the bathroom door couldn't be closed. The kithcen lacks in many many things, it caused us a headache to borrow things from friends, eg. breadknife, spatula. The communication was not easy with the landlord or the co-host. After a while they did not respond to our messeges. The only good thing is the location, but need to know even though it is central it is not the safest part of the city, many homeless people hanging around as you enter the building.

BEWARE… the photos on the website are at least 10 years old and do not accurately depict the condition of the flat. There were several deficiencies that were reported to the landlord and were never rectified- 1) There were two major water leaks in the ceiling of the living room requiring the placement of buckets every time it rained; 2) The “climatisation” system was insufficient and consisted of a defective air conditioner and a “mobile air cooler” (also known as a fan). The flat was uninhabitable when the outdoor temperature reached 35C. 3) A third of the mostly LED light bulbs in the flat were burnt out. The bulbs were not available in local stores and most would have required the use of ladder to replace (because of the 4-meter-high ceilings). Our contract listed Orsolya as the “Landlord” yet when we contacted her about these deficiencies, she claimed that she was only a rental agent and could not do anything directly. She claimed to have notified the “owner” about the problems but there was never any follow up. To summarize, we paid higher than average rent for a leaky, sweltering, dark apartment (based on deceptive website photos and descriptions) to a mysterious “owner” who had no intention of rectifying any issues. WE DO NOT RECOMMEND RENTING THIS FLAT.

As opposed to what was promised, there is no balcony in the apartment. Be ready to live on the loudest street in budapest, with ambulances and police sirens every 10 min. All of that with a host that lies to you (the 'smart ac' is just a way to make sure you are not enjoying it too much), and also treats you like a child (frequent house inspections). Be ready for lack of privacy with an unmentioned common area (there is a picture, yes, but very ambiguous and without a word of description).

The apartment is very cold and dark,it cannot be heated,hot water is only enough for a shower one person,you have to separately pay for heating and electrycity,it is not included in the price,do not rent on Flatio,the whole thing is a scam LANDLORD'S REPLY: As a host of 20 years and a superhost for more than a decade, I take any concern of my guests very seriously. This has been reflected in 80 FIVE STAR reviews for this apartment that Mr. Fodor calls ‘scam’. I was very clear from the beginning that energy usage is capped and above a certain amount there is a charge set by the government. Mr. Fodor signed the agreement and had the opportunity to change his mind before arrival. I gave Mr. Fodor a discount on the advertised rent to help with any potential overage in energy consumption. In addition I also gave him two free energy days. I am sorry that this wasn’t enough. For the record, when the apartment was handed back, the indoor temperature was 20.6 degrees.

Extremely discusting building. The neightbors are smoking all the time, the building smells like garbage. When I arrived the fridge was extremrly dirty, there where hairs in my bed everywhere. The airco hardly works aswell. The pictures might look good but please stay away here, it is not worth it Afterwards the owner is blaming me that the fridge is dirty...unbelievable. It looks like they do this to allot of tentants if I see the previous reviews.

I had a very bad experience staying there. First of all the host was not present at check-in and check-out. Opening the door was very tight, the internet was very poor (I even didn’t have it for 5 days in a row). Also pillows were dirty. And after all, the host didn’t come on check-out to see that the apartment is clean and everything is in order, but after one day she wrote that I should pay an extra fee for cleaning! I do not recomend to stay there! Really! Of course you can ignore this feedback but you will be disappointed once you come there.

The apartment is for sale so there are continuous visits. The apartment has cockroaches too.

BEWARE. Do not book with this host. Lied about the apartment being left dirty and the bed broken(haha..?). I left the apartment much cleaner than it was given to me and did not break anything. She then tried getting me to pay over 100 dollars using some bank transfer website. DO NOT BOOK WITH THIS SCAMMER

The worst worst stay I ever had. Better think twice if you consider to rent this place...

Terrible and the landlord was so impolite and rude

No hot water in the kitchen and also in the bathroom the hot water work for few hour only The apartment is not close to the public transportation

Hello to everyone who wants to have a feel-well-home in Budapest! To be honest, my first impression was horrible. I didn’t had a wardrobe, no table and just a mattress, lying on the ground. The owner was very friendly and I had the chance to build my own bed.. He was kind and I got a wardrobe and a table as well, but I still can’t understand why it didn’t had any pieces of furnitures.. Well, the price performance ratio was not fair, but hopefully he took my words to heart and changed something! Have lovely days in Budapest and hopefully you will find your dream location !

We moved into the flat after the Covid winter lockdown in Hungary and it was immediately clear that no one had been living in the property for some time. The flat was in extremely poor condition when we moved in; it was very dirty with lots of dust and dead insects on the floor and surfaces. My partner and I spend the first days cleaning the flat as best as we could as well as replacing broken parts such as the shower tube which was spraying water across the bathroom. We paid for this ourselves as we wanted to get our relationship with the landlord Linda off to a good start. The biggest problem was that the boiler had also not been cleaned for some time. This meant it emitted Carbon Monoxide. This was so serious that my partner had to spend the night in hospital with Carbon Monoxide poisoning. Linda claimed the boiler had been cleaned recently, however an independent engineer who came to repair it said the problem was the amount of dirt. I also watched him remove a huge amount of dust and dirt from inside the boiler and it also seemed to me that the boiler had not been cleaned for some time. When we handed the apartment back we again tried to clean the flat as best as we could. However there are months of dirt which needs a full deep clean by a professional company with the correct machines and cleaning products. When Linda arrived for the handover she tried to complain that the flat wasn’t clean enough to give the deposit back. I was very surprised that after a Carbon Monoxide leak in her flat had resulted in someone being hospitalised, she was now complaining about a €50 deposit but eventually she seemed to accept that the flat was being handed back in a better condition that she had given it to us and she returned my deposit. Overall I would advise people to think carefully. If you do decide to stay here, I strongly recommend you bring a Carbon Monoxide alarm with you. There is one in the flat but it has been triggered numerous times by the CO leaks in the bathroom and despite official guidance saying that a CO alarm should be replaced after it has been triggered, Linda chose to keep the old one in place. We ended up buying our own alarm but we took it with us when we left. I have written to Flatio and asked them to undertake an inspection of this property before more people are allowed to live here. I hope this results in some changes, but the above is true as of September 2021. This is the first negative review I have ever written of a property and I don’t enjoy writing it but it is important that people are warned of the potential risks. To try to end on a positive note, I would say that Linda’s partner was very kind and polite throughout the rental process.

The only good thing about this apartment is that it has a very good location. Apart from that, it is very noisy (the main room faces the street) and you can barely sleep during the night. Not to mention in the summer it is extremely hot (being at the last floor) and the existing fan doesn't keep up with the high temperatures. On top of that one of the windows doesn't fully close. The washing machine doesn't spin the clothes and once the cycle is over you get your clothes full of water. There wasn't also any recent disinfection since there were spiders and ants in the apartment. But at the end of the day, what was the most disturbing is the fact that once you've moved in and pay, the landlord completely ignores you if you have any issues or something is not according to the description. Extremely amateurish!

Nem igazán volt közreműködő a tulajdonos, nem vette figyelembe a veszélyhelyzetet.

Well, I really dont know where to begin. First when i steped front of the door i had to realise i have a "neighbor" who is actually a very noisy flatmeat! The Apartman was very,very,very dirty (disgusting) My opinion is, If i stay somewhere more than a week or just more than few days (for me it was 1.5 month) i need a few cleaning equipment ( e.g. a mop, so i had to buy clean products and equipment too). Everything in the room is very low quality (kitchen cupboard,stairs,table, chairs literally fall appart..) The only one window have a certain, that is impossible to fix to someone doesnt look in... and the wardrobe had a massive cigarette fetor. ( i had to buy 2 scent to make this smell endurable) In the bathroom the water heater never made enough water to normally wash my hair ( shoulders length) when i having a shower, and never dreaming about shaving and hair wash in the same time. In the kitchen never is hot....not even warm water to wash your dishes (that of course i also had to buy more..) With an expensive price for this small room,i accepted something special. Only special thing was my fustration. And for this price the minimum is to be liveable .( I think minimalist doesnt mean Nothing.)