Redfearn Apartment is perfectly located for a stay in York. I stayed here for about 6 weeks when relocating to the city and getting settled in.
The parking was essential for me and I found in very convenient to be able to leave my car in a designated spot (the apartment number is hard to read on the parking bay).
The key safe was convenient and easy to use. The apartment is up some narrow stairs, probably no good for someone with mobility issues.
The apartment is a great size for one or two people (or more for a short time). It has a good sized main bedroom with 2 singles that convert to a king size (this does leave a very annoying join in the centre if you are sharing the full bed). The second bedroom is a small single and there is an additional camp bed stored in there. I used this room for storage and a guest room when friends came over.
The bathroom has a shower over bathtub, it took me a while to work out that to get full pressure in the shower you have to press the button in as you turn the handle (like you do to get higher temperatures). The overflow of the bath is not correctly plumbed in to the drain so my friend accidentally flooded the apartment below when taking a deep bath. This has been reported to Stays York. There were sewage odours coming back up the drains for the first week or so of my stay, I'm guessing this was because the place hadn't been used in a while? They disappeared by the end of the stay.
The living room and dining space is comfortable. I used the dining table for work most days, whilst not the most comfortable for extended sitting it did the job. The TV seems to be logged in to someone's Netflix so I used that during my stay.
The kitchen was mostly well equipped although there were some issues with the kettle leaking, the toaster being faulty, the hob is hard to use and the over is definitely not getting to temperature (as I found out when trying to bake a cake!).
The overall cleanliness was OK. Bed sheets and towels were clean, surfaces were wiped etc. but the overall appearance was tired. Cobwebs in corners, scuff marks on most of the paintwork, smeared surfaces. The lack of a vacuum meant I could not keep on top of keeping the floor clean and housekeeping is only once every two weeks (not enough for me who likes fresh towels and bedding at least weekly).
I think that the place would benefit from a freshen up and more frequent housekeeping. Stays York we're not great at keeping in touch, one time they range me 30 minutes after housekeeping turned up to tell me that they were coming, I'd already arranged an alternative time with the cleaner as I was still in bed! I wouldn't rush to book again with Stays York although I'd happily stay at Redfearn again if it was on another platform under alternative management.
