This Airbnb was very nice. Very modern and somewhat luxurious. But it didn’t have that homey feeling. Other Airbnb’s that I have stayed at in the past have had a few things in the cupboards that guests can use while preparing meals etc. This did not have anything like, that just the very sterile with the bare essentials. So be prepared if you were going to cook a meal to bring things like cooking oil etc.
The neighborhood borderlines the nice part of West Hollywood and the sketchy side. The Airbnb is closer to the sketchy side. I did not feel safe outside after dark.
We weren’t sure what the deal was with the building. If they were condos or apartments. We found to out that they were indeed apartments with a very very young clientele. My brother and I felt very out of place being in our late 50s early 60s.
Checking in was a bit challenging for us. It’s confusing because the address listed for the Airbnb is not the actual address where the Airbnb is located. We were informed of this, but we forgot. So we originally went to the first address that is listed on the Airbnb website which turns out to be OWN Studios. I’m not sure why they can’t change this on the Airbnb website. They provide you with a lot of instructions on how to retrieve key-fob, enter the garage, park find the correct elevator and how to enter the unit. But we are older and we found this process very difficult and tiring. We got very lost in the parking garage.
I thought the beds were very hard. My brother thought they were fine. The unit was very clean, however I don’t believe the floor was cleaned before we stayed.
We also used the pool (which was very nice) but we were confronted by security that we were to have a bracelet to use those facilities. We were never told of such a thing nor was there a bracelet left for us. We wanted to use the hot tub but there was about eight very young adults occupying it at the time. Again, we felt very comfortable due to our age. Our first night staying there I was awoken about 3 AM to a large party across the complex on one of the other balconies. This was a Wednesday night.
In a nutshell I think this place is perfect for the 20 something crowd, but it’s definitely not for everyone. It seems more like a college dorm. We were very out of place at this apartment complex. I think the checking in style with the keyless entry to all the doors using a key-fob is not our style.