The great parts:
Like others say, location can’t be beat. It is great to have keyless entry.
- The beds were comfortable, showers great.
- We were there in November and the heaters were helpful. All but one bedrooms don’t have windows and it doesn’t have air conditioning so I can’t speak to summer bookings but I imagine it would be very hot.
- The main room is great to gather together at the very large table, the kitchen great to make meals, and the washing machine was really helpful for our 8 day stay.
- We had missing sheets for the pull out couch and the management company got some delivered within an hour. They also spoke great English so were easy to communicate with. We lost heat and hot water one day and while it took all day for a technician to come out, the management company was very communicative all day and one of them even gave me their personal cell phone to better coordinate.
- There was construction going on all week in the courtyard with loud jackhammering starting at 7:30am. This disrupted 5 days of sleep. The management company compensated us 10% back but in my opinion that is very low compensation for the majority of our trip being sleepless. It would have been nice to be warned of this or the rental taken off the calendar.
The things you should know:
- The apartment is above a metro line. You can feel light vibration and hear the trains while lying in bed every few minutes. It’s not huge problem for us but would not work for light sleepers.
- The stairs to upstairs are indeed steep but have great rubber grip and a bar on the wall. Other than not having a bathroom upstairs, this is not an issue for able bodied renters.
- Overall if you have a large group and want location, are ok with noise and metro vibration, and paying a high rate, this place will work for you.