So many great things about Alex’s pad. Cozy yet swanky, super clean, and centrally located to lots of fantastic food, festivities and fun. If you’re a shopper, you are blocks from the Victoria core. If you need a host who communicates well, Alex is as good as it comes. He also had a fabulous gal, Carol, helping him out as he was headed off on vacation himself.
Overall, this place was a fabulous find. The only reason why I gave it a 4 star instead of a 5 is because of the noise level during my trip specifically. I hesitated to leave a 4 star, because honestly, Alex didn’t have any control of the extenuating noise circumstances. But AirBnB asked me to rate my overall experience, and that included construction going on across the street with jack hammers at 7:30am, a drunk guy hollering at 3am outside the building one morning, and a false fire alarm at 7:00am one morning that emptied dozens of people out on the front steps of the building in their pj’s. Again though, Alex had no control over that. As a host, he couldn’t be better, and his place is great. I would just say, especially in the heat of this summer when the windows need to stay open at night (very safe by the way), if you’re looking for a quiet place, this may not be the best fit for you. But if you’re looking for a small place that is in a great location, run by a great host, that is as clean as it gets, this is a fantastic spot. I wouldn’t hesitate to stay here again in the future.