This is a tough review because the issue is the physical location *right next* to the freeway. There is a big, very busy freeway (not just a busy street), no barriers or walls from the freeway, and then this building. That was not clear to us from the description or the reviews. We read a busy street and imagined a busy city street like the one we lived on in San Francisco. This is not that. This is a major, congested, 8 lane freeway. And this apartment’s entire long side with the only windows and doors that open face this.
And because there is no AC, we had to leave the doors open. The daily temps were in the 80s in early March and 60s at night. The length of this apartment is floor to ceiling glass on either side, and in the direct path of the sun, with nothing blocking it. This does make for great views but also for getting baked by the sun. I would NOT recommend this place for any warmer weather. It was often cooler outside than in the place. We had to keep the doors open so it was habitable, that means not only was it loud, but worse it was really awful air and dirt. There was black dust in and on everything. Even the sparkling white fan was blackened by the time we left. Every surface had this freeway dust on it. All of us were constantly blowing our noses and had dark gray mucus.
The cleanliness of the apartment itself was good when we arrived and it is a nice modern, efficient design. The amenities were nice and everyone we dealt with was very lovely. But this would be a hard pass in the future. There are just too many beautiful places available on Airbnb that are further away from the freeway.