After living in BA for three years we needed to find an apartment for three months to finish my work contract. We found this unit only four blocks from where we were living and on paper it was great. We stayed for 70 days in total.
Positives:
- location is great. Central in Palermo Hollywood with lots of amenities close by.
-Size of apartment is great with two floors and space to work and live.
- Outdoor patio is awesome and bbq is a bonus.
-roof top pool is super convenient and great to cool off on a hot ba day.
- good Appliances (washer, dishwasher, toaster oven, etc). However washing machine broke in our last week of our stay.
- weekly cleaning service
-Management company overseeing the unit was extremely responsive and did as much as they could to respond to our questions/concerns. They advised they manage +50 units in BA and this is the only one where they were limited with what they could do as the owner of the unit was not willing to reinvest in their property.
Cons:
- the main bed is garbage from day 1. It has lost its form and “tacos” into the middle. We raised this and the owners were not willing to fix even though we we were Paying $3500 a month. It got so bad by the end of the stay we had to sleep on the pull out couch in the living room.
- upstairs bathroom had horrible smell. Management company came several times to investigate and they determined it was probably issue with the pool leaking above.
- locks to patio door on top floor did not function when we arrived. Management company came several times with a lock smith to change and update locks but I always felt uncomfortable with the strength of the patio door.
-internet did not have connectivity on second level and outside on patio. Had to add an signal amplifier to get a signal to work on second floor.
Overall I would give a 3/5 stars. The apartment was good for what we needed it for but the owner’s unwillingness to maintain and invest in their property to fix bed, bathroom smell and ensure a safe stay really detracted from the experience given the high cost of the rental. I recommend not staying here until those aspects are improved. This is a criticism of the owners not the management company who was very responsive and supportive during our stay but had their hands tied.