This apartment was listed as ‘comfortable’
…it was anything but that.
When we walked in, the smell of old (someone who lived here used to smoke inside) cigarette smoke was waiting to greet us, and it was very unpleasantly strong—So much so that I thought someone had just been smoking inside, and that’s saying something because I smoke (outside thank you very much).
The host offered to have a cleaning crew come in, but when I asked how he thought that would help, he didn’t reply.
He also told me as soon as we got in, that the heat wouldn’t work, and so we sat, on the couch (the only decent piece of furniture in the house), on the disgusting pillows, freezing, as we were trying to air out the place to rid it of the awful smoke smell.
We found out that he was wrong, and that the heat actually does work, just very slowly.
The walls were covered in thick paint, and it appeared that it was covering up some big dark stains in the bedrooms. There was also writing on the curtains in one of the bedrooms that said “it’s so cold in here” lol
The bed in the second bedroom was dipping in the middle by a significant degree, making my friends back quite sore during the night.
Also the coffee table in the living room was barely held together, one wrong look at that thing and it might collapse, and it was a glass top coffee table. Super yikes 😳
The host was responsive and helped me get into the place okay, but he should warn guests that unless they have cell service, they won’t be able to use the smartlock to self check in.
Considering how terrible the condition of the apartment was (shabby overall on the inside, with lots of odor and dysfunctional, or dangerous furnishings), I would not recommend anyone stay here unless they are a heavy smoker and don’t care about the place being too shabby.
The location was poor, considering there’s one restaurant nearby that’s decent, and the value was very low, for the price. We only stayed here because it was one of the few places with reviews that was available last minute.
Those reviews are misrepresenting this terrible Airbnb.