“Unfortunately the building next door was being totally renovated.”
There was scaffolding outside the living room window which partially blocked the view of the harbour.
When we arrived on the Friday there didn't seem to be any work being carried out or during the weekend and the scaffolding wasn't really a problem just a shame it spoilt the view (the main reason we booked the apartment) and it wasn't mentioned at all in the information or when booking.
At 830am on Monday we were awoken by heavy hammering and banging and each morning there after, which continued on and off throughout the day till 4pmish.
I am not someone to make a complaint normally but given that out holiday was for rest and relaxation which to us is lazy mornings (with lie in) and busy afternoons it was not ideal. I understand that building works go on and it is out of the owners hands but I really think it should of being mentioned on the apartment description and/or at the time of booking.
On the Friday morning at departure time there was a cement mixer parked right outside the door and given that it is already a tight street that only allows parking to load and unload made it very difficult to park and quite stressful with my elderly parents. We decided as there was already congestion and others trying (not very easily) to park and load that we would take all our cases and bags to the car park 5 minutes away. It wasn't great and caused some friction and again I appreciate the owner didn't probably know (I did bump into him as he was also parked outside behind the cement mixer and seemed quite embarrassed) but had we known there was building works being carried out and scaffolding outside the living room window we could of made the decision not to book at this time. It did affect our holiday and it wasn't quite the peaceful retreat we had hoped for.
The apartment itself was fine and had everything needed but wasn't as clean as it could of been, definitely not the 4 stars/ticks awarded to it. The previous 3star/ticks we have stayed in were alot cleaner. The view is to die for (even with the scaffolding, just a shame).