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Reviews of City Apartments Milton Keynes Vizion

4 out of 5
City Apartments Milton Keynes Vizion
46 Topaz House, South Fifth Street, 5 Merrivale Mews, Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes, England

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 37 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 65 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

John-Paul

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Flat was actually spread over 2 floors. Code required to actually enter the building, another code required to enter car park, and final code to access flat, so security spot on. Building is a mixture of private flats and rentals, so you have to allow for noise from private flats. Building a 12 minute walk to Xscape complex with all the entertainment options. Local supermarket was literally 4 mins away. Local park was at back of our building with a festival going on over the weekend, but we were at Silverstone for MotoGP anyway and at Xscape at evening so no issues in that way. Complex was easy to find and access, although the slightly raised kerbs at entry point to car park gave cause for concern as entrance could be tight if another car was exiting.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Ann

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Nice place
The apartment was in a great location, very clean and comfortable, although a couple of light bulbs were out and we had difficulty closing the overhead cupboard doors without risking breaking them! The only problem was that after we parked in the underground garage which was included in the price, we weren’t told that our flat was not actually in that apartment block, but in another one along the road! With luggage and a disabled husband, I really struggled to find the place and get our belongings to the appointed flat! Overall, I would recommend this apartment, but would ask the owners to give more information regarding the location.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2020

8/10 Good

Stuart

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Great location
Nice central apartment
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020

4/10 Poor

Wayne

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness
Disappointed
Carpets very grubby, felt unclean which is not good during COVID when everything should be super clean, bed was very uncomfortable and amenities were insufficient to convince me not to use again
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

stephen

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Ronnie

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Mr ripley
Once again the apartment is home from home
Stayed 11 nights in May 2020

2/10 Terrible

Brian

Stayed 11 nights in Apr 2020

8/10 Good

Ben

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very comfortable apartment and really convenient for shops, restaurants and bars
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

2/10 Terrible

Marcus

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gave up couldn't retrieve keys, location for picking up keys was wrong
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Great location - needs new carpet!
Great location, the check-in process was tedious, especially after a 9 hour flight! Apartment was well furnished, comfortable, but the cigarette burns on the carpet took the shine off the presentation for me..
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
The property and complex was lovely. The lack of comms and beinf able to contact city apartments was unsettling. Also having to go to a post room and find my key in a safe deposit box isn't the best way to start a break away.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Didn't like the fact that keys have to be picked up and returned to an office in the centre of MK where it is impossible to park.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic place and location in-which to stay
Fantastic place and location in-which to stay. Comfortable, very clean and pleasant contemporary decor. Would highly recommend this place to stay at.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Paula P.

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice and comfortable apartment
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
6/10. TV and broadband poor but clean appt.
The apartment was clean and the location is within walking distance to some shops and restaurants. The underground car park is safe as entry requires the key fob (which you collect with your keys). The TV had hardly any channels. I tried to retune but again there was no difference in the number of channels that were available. The broadband was very slow. I checked the router, I was the only device on the network. To collect the keys you have to visit the office where you have to pay for parking. It's close by in truth but you can't leave the car anywhere so you kind of have to incur the cost. Comfy bed with both medium and firm pillows supplied.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The flat was very clean. Out of hours check in was easy to do. I would stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from City Apartments on 20 May 2019
Thank you for your feedback. It is highly appreciated.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Good size , but a bit worn out, very noisy at night , toilet seat broke, dodgy tap in kitchen ,you get the idea
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from City Apartments on 22 May 2019
Thank you for your feedback. We are currently redecorated all apartments so hopefully your next stay may be more refreshing. As this is anonymous we will not be able to rectify the issues mentioned. Please state which apartment you were in so, we can ensure these are fixed for future guests.

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A few tweaks would make this stay perfect
Had a great stay at City Apartments MK Vizion. Managed to find our welcome pack and navigate to our apartment without too much difficulty but would have been nice to see a helpful face (office is closed at the weekend). The apartment was a nice size but the prior residents had cooked something which lingered for our entire stay. Could have done with some febreze! There were also a few bits like marks on the carpet and walls and broken blinds (wouldn't close) which made me worry about the return of my deposit. Overall though it was nice and tidy apartment and was relatively quiet which made for a good nights sleep. The only improvements I would make is a 24/7 reception, a larger TV with improved wifi (and possibly an additional tv in the bedroom). On another note, beware of an additional £100 deposit which will be taken on top of the price of the room. This will be returned after check out but essentially it leaves you paying double for a while as the refund takes up to 7 working days to process.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great apartments. Plenty of choices to eat around.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from City Apartments on 20 Mar 2019
Thanks so much for your feedback - we are glad you enjoyed the apartment and found something tasty to eat!

10/10 Excellent

Dawn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from City Apartments on 20 Mar 2019
Thanks so much for the feedback Dawn, see you again soon!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property easy to find and parking great. All three bedrooms are a good size were clean, comfortable and above expectation. Kitchen, dining and lounge area all good.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019
Response from City Apartments on 20 Mar 2019
Thanks ever so much for taking the time to leave feedback! It's always great to hear when we exceed expectation - I shall be sure to pass this on to our Housekeeping Team. Kind regards,

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good
Location was great, apartment was very clean. Check out time was 10am which to me is a little unusually early and of course you have to pay extra to stay to the usual check out time of 11/12. Having to collect the keys and drop them off at another location was a little annoying but they were very friendly and helpful. Overall it was a good stay.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Property was very clean and in great condition. Good secure parking and central to an array of shops, restaurants and bars. Unfortunately the TV did not have any connectivity, cable, sky or terrestrial.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sally

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Apartment stay in Milton Keynes
We booked a 3 bedroomed apartment however with 2 weeks to go we were contacted to say that ww could not have a 3 bed apartment and was offered a 2 bed and 1 one bed. We where just staying one night for a function in Milton Keynes so this wasnt a big problem but it would of been nice for the group to of been together. The apartments are lovely. Centrally located. Very secure. Parking is in a secure car underground car park. Modern apartments with everything you need for a comfortable stay and very clean. Would highly recommend the apartments for a stay in Milton Keynes.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from City Apartments on 11 Dec 2018
Hi Sally. We are so sorry that your three bed was unavailable - at times we do have unavoidable situations such as plumbing issues/leaks etc. and in these situations we have no option but to offer guests an alternative apartment. That aside, we are glad that your group had a lovely time and liked our apartments! I am sure we would have offered you a discount on your next stay by way of apology so contact us when you're next coming to the area and we shall make sure you're looked after.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfy lovely apartment, easy to find parking which makes a difference in The Hub area. Couldn't work out how to close the windows and couldn't find the helpful how to use everything guide but nothing major.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Response from City Apartments on 11 Dec 2018
Good Morning! Thanks for leaving feedback! Great to hear that we made a difference to your stay by making sure the parking was an easy process for you! Just for when you next stay - our manuals and apartment instructions are usually found in one of the kitchen drawers :D See you soon!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Exactly as described, very quick and easy check in
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from City Apartments on 11 Dec 2018
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave feedback! We are thrilled that you were pleased with your stay and found everything as seamless as we intend for it to be :) We look forward to seeing you again soon!

8/10 Good

Gary

The location and apartment were great with secure parking. However the check-in process was not so good as the office was shut and the key to the apartment was in a key safe. The code had not been sent to me until after our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from City Apartments on 25 Nov 2018
Thank you for your review. We are glad to hear you enjoyed your stay with us. We apologise you found it difficult to check in. We are open to any suggestions to make all guests experience better. After investigating I can see a confirmation which includes the key safe code was sent via your booking platform before your stay with us, but has not been read. We apologise for the inconvenience.

8/10 Good

Carrie-Anne

Good accommodation, well cleaned & spacious. Great location & very central. This time the check in process was smooth for me, but last time I didn’t receive the email with the check in instructions which was a nightmare. Someone turned up at the pickup location this time who also didn’t have the information & luckily I was there to advise so I think a clearer check in process is needed/ follow up call to ensure guests receive all the information needed.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from City Apartments on 20 Nov 2018
Thank you for your response! We are happy to hear you enjoyed the apartment and location. We apologise for the inconvenience of check in and understand some may not receive the correct information. Unfortunately, when booking on certain platforms these agents do not provide us with any contact information of the guest but only there name. This, as you can understand makes it very difficult to send information to and we rely on booking agents to send this on our behalf. We hope this doesn't affect your decision on staying with us again!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fab perfect location to celebrate birthday with friends and family
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from City Apartments on 8 Nov 2018
Thank you for your feedback. We are so happy to hear you enjoyed your stay with us! We hope to see you again very soon.

8/10 Good

a

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from City Apartments on 31 Oct 2018
Thanks so much for your feedback!

4/10 Poor

Rory

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Not suitable for business stay
20 minute round trip in the dark to collect keys. This place is not suitable for 1 night business stays.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from City Apartments on 31 Oct 2018
Thank you for your feedback. The apartment is a few minutes walk away from the office (approximately 4 minutes) and presents no issue for our current business guests but apologies if you found this inconvenient.

10/10 Excellent

j, bristol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place
Well appointed on the whole. Similar to citynites but admin/checking in etc less difficult
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from City Apartments on 13 Oct 2018
We are thrilled to hear that everything was to your liking and that the checking in process was simple for you!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from City Apartments on 9 Oct 2018
Thank you your feedback!

8/10 Good

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice apartment
Apartment was big and nice. We put items in the fridge and they ended up frozen for some reason so ended up wasting food. Other than that, good 3 bedroom apartment.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Response from The City Apartments Team on 4 Oct 2018
Hi Laura, Thanks so much for your feedback. Sorry about the fridge, I shall check that a previous guest hasn't fiddled with any dials! Kind regards,

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from City Apartments on 4 Oct 2018
Thank you so much for your feedback.

10/10 Excellent

amardeep

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ideal place while away for business
Spacious and clean room. Effortless check in. Plenty of places close by to eat. No issues with parking. Would stay here again
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from The City Apartments Team on 4 Oct 2018
Delighted that you were pleased with your stay! We look forward to seeing you again soon. Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Harry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from City Apartments on 3 Oct 2018
Thank you for your feedback. We highly appreciate it!

10/10 Excellent

Gillian, Aus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good place to stay. We were in opal house and were close to a supermarket and restaurants.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018
Response from The City Apartments Team on 28 Sept 2018
Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review Gillian - we are thrilled that you enjoyed your stay and look forward to seeing you again soon! Kind regards,

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Response from City Apartments on 27 Sept 2018
Thank you for your great score. We hope to see you soon!

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A good stay.
Had a three bed apartment for one night. Welcome pack included biscuits and milk etc. Nice kitchen with Bosch appliances etc and two balconies. Beds could have been a bit more comfortable. Air-con, door viewing system and ironing board and fans all present. TV was a bit small with a Sky box that did not seem to work. Overall OK though.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from City Apartments on 27 Sept 2018
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are glad you enjoyed the apartment. We hope to see you again very soon!

10/10 Excellent

Shaun

City Apartment or Hotel?
A great idea! The local hotels seem to be over pricing during the week and now that I've found the city apartments i will never stay at a city centre hotel ever again. it is a little pricey but compared to Holiday Inn or Jurys Inn etc it is reasonable. highly recommended. and the pick up/ drop off of the keys was very simple.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from City Apartments on 27 Sept 2018
Thanks for the great response Shaun! We are glad you like everything about the apartment and your key collection was simple and easy for you. We hope to see you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Great apartment great location
Email confirmation of booking was different to apartment listed in key collection pack. However, information in pack of building, apartment, direction to car park, which fobs to use for access very good. Free wifi. Could do with extra note that Amethyst building is not accessed from car park but need to go pass concierge desk. Concierge gave good directions. Apartment is very clean, all the facilities of home, balcony looks over garden area, so really comfy relaxing stay. Especially short walking distance to shopping centre & Sainsbury's just downstairs, train station short walking distance, restaurants just outside. Would definitely recommend & stay again, as hotel standards with comfort of home.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from City Apartments on 12 Sept 2018
Thanks so much for taking the time to write in, and we are glad that overall you enjoyed your stay. Apologies about the directions - unfortunately despite our best efforts, Expedia continue to put the location of the apartment instead of the key collection address. We do send several pieces of information detailing the correct location but I appreciate that it can cause confusion. Kind regards,

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would definitely stay again
Great apartment, great value and good central area. Check in /out would be a pain if didn’t have a car. Sky tv needs fixing.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from City Apartments on 23 Aug 2018
Thank you for your feedback Thomas! Please feel free to contact us directly with any ideas of how our check in/out process can be streamlined further. We do not advertise as offering Sky TV and we are in the process of removing all Sky facilities from the apartments in order to make way for a new service.

2/10 Terrible

Yeow Tat

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very irresponsible apartment
This is a very terrible apartment. Never book this apartment. Very irresponsible lot of staff here. I could not collect by keys and could not get a refund. They should be blacklisted. No confirmation on how to collect keys.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Response from City Apartments on 2 July 2018
We have contacted you directly to resolve your issues, and our staff have done as much as we can to help. We have informed you as to what has happened but we received no response from this.

10/10 Excellent

Luke

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Spot On
MK is a strange place, the apartment though was spot on, plenty of bars and food around.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Response from City Apartments on 12 June 2018
Hi Luke, thanks for your feedback. We are happy you enjoyed your stay with us and it met you requirements. I feel the same about Milton Keynes, it is very different to anyone who hasn't been here before and it does take some getting used to. I hope you have a great day and look forward to any future booking you make with us.

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All round a great apartment
2nd stay with City Apartments. These apartments are much better than a hotel as you have all the amenities around you and the comfort of having a living room with a comfy sofa. Would recommend to anyome visiting
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Response from City Apartments on 7 June 2018
Thanks very much for your feedback and staying with us for a second time. We are happy that you enjoyed your stay again and we hope you come back again soon.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not value for money
The room temperature was high when the sun was shining. No air-conditioning. The lock of the door to the apartment was very difficult. Had to ask for advice and even then it was hard. The lock should be changed. No coffee machine. The floor of the balcony had chinks. So if some would tilt over a glass of red wine on the above balcony, you would get it on your head and clothes. Otherwise ok, but not value for money. Extremely expensive.
Stayed 16 nights in May 2018
Response from City Apartments on 1 June 2018
Thank for your detailed feedback. Sorry to hear the temperature of your apartment was too high, we do provide fans that are located in the hallway cupboard and additional fans can be requested. In regards to the door lock, thanks for bringing this to our attention. We will ensure that this is looked into by our maintenance team ASAP and this will be the same for the balcony. Thanks again for your feedback and we hope you stay with us again.

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No1 in Milton Keynes
The apartment was very clean and well kitted out...central for good restaurants...I would not hesitate to use this apartment again..A*
Response from City Apartments on 14 May 2018
Thanks for your feedback. We are very happy that you enjoyed your stay with us and it met your expectations. We look forward to any future bookings you make with us.