Ice House Apartments

Beautiful apartment with large balcony. Kitchen with everything you need, open plan dining area and lounge, separate bathroom and bedroom. Only stayed for one night but could have stayed more, it was immaculate.

The apartments are situated over a restaurant in a location near the marina and away from the CBD, so somewhat isolated-while there are a few places to have dinner/drink nearby there is nothing open in the mornings. There is no onsite parking but a Tesco car park about 80m away that allows 24 hr parking at 6 UK Pounds (tip, easiest to pay by coins or you need the Ringo App on your phone)-note that it’s in the open with no security at all. The apartment has a good sized lounge with AC and 40 inch TV, compact bedroom (queen sized bed) with cupboards but no drawers except those in the bedside tables and no AC. The bathroom is also small with single small basin and shower over a bath. Kitchen is compact with full-sized fridge freezer but no toaster or Nespresso or dishwasher. There’s a balcony with mould on staining the floor and no view and just not inviting. So what’s the worst part: -bland, uninspiring, no decor at all - TV remote was broken in 2 pieces-unusable, clearly the management of this place is uninterested in their offering - no dishwasher - no Nespresso coffee machine (no coffee shop nearby either) - washing machine but bizarrely NO drier function ie: it’s not a combo ( no drying rack either) -AC only works for 1 hr before turning off (that’s set centrally as is that it is stuck on heat function but you can override the temp down from the default of 20 degrees C, but must put fan on max speed to get any cooling at all and it’s weak at best. - pillows are unpleasant - best bring your own - very expensive for what it offers, Swansea is a lower income area (no 5* hotels) compared with Oxford where for the same price we had a stunning 2 bedroom apartment, beautifully fitted out, with every facility you could want (washing machine& drier combo/dishwasher/toaster/coffee machine/75 inch TV in lounge and 40 inch TV in each bedroom/full supply condiments etc/secure onsite parking with electric chargers/masses of cupboard and drawer space in each bedroom and very powerful AC in each bedroom & lounge. We will need to go back to Swansea because our daughter is at university there but we need to find something better.