Great location and a very nice newer building. Was a bit surprised there was no air conditioning, particularly as the lovely floor to ceiling windows faced west. It was definitely too warm for my comfort, even with the blinds drawn and the fan on. Only a couple of windows actually open.
The ice maker in the freezer was broken and the arm was stuck in the “on” position so when we opened the drawer all the ice cubes fell out onto the floor. When I let the host know she said she’d try to get it fixed but it didn’t happen during our 2 night stay. Annoying but not too disturbing.
However, finding a pair of underpants in the bedside table drawer definitely hit the disturbing button. At the price we paid I’d expect a top notch cleaning job.
Still on the cleaning issue, we discovered that the very fancy Cuisinart coffee maker had a thick layer of scum in the bottom of the interior coffee tank (no carafe). That was disgusting - especially as we didn’t discover it until the second morning.
The toilet seat in one bathroom was so loose it finally came off altogether.
Finally, I know we’re old but, in the absence of a teenager, the stovetop required a group effort to decode and operate. Seriously. I’ve never come across anything so complicated. No user appliance manual or guest book/ instructions for anything in the condo. And let’s not even get started on the TV.
We needed to dispose of trash and had to contact the owner to find out how and where. We didn’t hear back so we wandered the building until we found the basement garbage area. We did get emailed instructions the next day as part of our checkout info but by then we’d already figured it out.
Apart from the cleaning and maintenance issues most of these problems could easily be solved with a guest book of instructions. Suggestions for neighborhood shopping and dining would be appreciated as well.
Miriam was open to all these suggestions so I’m sure the apartment will live up to its amazing location going forward.