Issara Apartments 41 - Great location & Private Parking

The Apartment was excellent. Ideal little flat. Could quite easily live there.

Sofa bed wasn't very comfortable. The frame sticks in my back. Could do with a mattress topper. I only used it as a sofa.

Great central location, 10 minutes walk to Gunwharf Quays and less to the Historic Dockyard, ideal for a day trip to the Isle Wight of Wight. Clean and comfortable. Perfect for a break with friends. The hosts were very quick to respond to any questions.

Just a comment- personally we would have found it more comfortable if there had been a second comfy sofa to relax in after a day out exploring. We’re are four average adults but found the sofa wasn’t quite spacious enough for three.

Collecting the keys was easy particularly with the detailed instructions from the hosts. Had our own parking space which was great. The apartment was clean and comfortable. More or less everything I could have needed was there. Good communications from the host.

Not something that the host had any control over but there was bit of noise at night from outside and also people moving around in the block slamming doors etc. it would also be great to have an iron in the apartment - I couldn’t find one, apologies if there was one.

Location close to Portsmouth Harbour station and Gunwharf Quays was excellent, especially as the flat came with a parking space. Kitchen was well appointed and there was coffee and tea, etc in cupboards and shampoo, conditioner and shower gel in bathrooms. Good reliable WiFi.

Unfortunately the cleanliness wasn’t great. The grill pan and baking tray were both dirty with grease and food residue from previous guests. The shower trap/drain was slow to drain and on closer inspection we realised this was due to significant accumulation of hair and soap residue. The sofa was a rather old sofa bed that had seen better days and some of the upholstery was ripped and the cushion padding very worn and so gave very little support. The mattress in the principal bedroom was also well worn and so not especially comfortable. Some of the plants had clearly not been watered recently and so were turning brown and dying. Whilst not the owner’s fault, the communal areas of the block were poorly maintained with rubbish deposited on window sills, in lift, etc and there was a strong unpleasant smell in the corridor by the bin store.