After reading all the 5* reviews we were quite disappointed with this rental. We found it to be a bit too funky for us. Some was due to the season and personal comfort and it is well priced, so that may justify for some, but we would have preferred to pay more and stay somewhere a bit more comfortable.
Pros:
-Location - beautiful, convenient neighborhood - and there's luggage storage close by as they have an early check out time.
-Quiet and felt safe
-Air conditioner in one of the rooms worked well
-Strong Wi-Fi signal
- Owner seems very kind - though communication in English is challenging.
- No bugs or anything unsanitary.
Cons:
-Very small and unique bathroom where the shower is the room and you pull a curtain to stop water from getting on toilet etc. hard to explain but funky and not convenient for multiple people who will use the room (whole room is wet after a shower)
- It was very hot when we were there (July) and the only ac is individual units in each of the 2 bedrooms (so not liv room, hallway, bath or kitchen) one worked great for the bedroom off liv room - even a bit into the attached liv room.
But the one in the second bedroom (down a hot hallway) was a portable floor unit and even though it blew cold air when turned on it was not enough to cool the room to a comfortable temp. And even worse when you ran it the room started to smell strongly of mold. This was the biggest issue for us, we needed a 2 bedroom but this room was complete not usable for us in a July heatwave. We moved one of the twin beds to the living room and made due but it wasn't super comfortable for our family.
-Beds, there are 2 twins in each room and they are all cot style with a maybe ~5" thick mattress. They were sleep-able but not super comfortable.
-Check out is 10am and they were outside the door at 5 to ten when I went to take the trash out and entered the property while I was downstairs. They had told us the checkout time so it isn't really a fair con, but be prepared to be out right at 10.
- The entry to the building is where everyone's trash is stored so every time you enter the first door you are stuck in a stuffy, really stinky room while you fish for the keys to the second gate.
- These two were not really cons for us but may be for others, kitchen was really small and there are a lot of steps up to the apartment. I think another reviewer said 93? Sounds doable but it is a bit tiring after a long day.