Overall a nice spot. There were lots of things we liked about staying here and a few we were bummed about. More positives than negatives for sure.
Plusses:
1) easy access to freeways
2) easy access to food shopping at Target
3) central AC during a heat wave
4) plenty of guest parking in shaded spots during a heat wave; spots were close to unit
5) felt very safe there - absolutely no issues feeling like car would be broken into or that we weren't safe all the time
6) mostly very quiet unit (very little noise from unit upstairs and from parking lot but this was minimal and to be expected from an apartment complex)
7) walk in closet (big plus because we could store our luggage in there)
8) decently comfortable bed in bedroom
9) new appliances, including washer and dryer (which we didn't use)
10) access to various TV subscriptions and TVs (neither of which we have at home, so our 11 yr old was excited to watch Disney plus)
11) large enough space for 3 people to fit comfortably
12) Privacy was great considering the complex size. Back window coverings in kitchen could be open and no one can see in.
13) the home office space was great! And we never had issues with internet or anything like that.
14) communication was great and very thorough. We truly appreciated this.
And here is what we weren't super jazzed about:
1) we wanted an Airbnb instead of a hotel mostly for basic cooking of meals to save money on eating out. The only problem was the lack of essential cookware, like larger bowls (only had very small cereal bowls so we couldn't make one of those bagged salad), toaster, coffee maker, and larger pot to cook pasta in (also no sieve to strain it afterward). I wasn't wanting to cook anything gourmet. Just salad and mac n cheese. Both proved impossible. There was a very small pot to cook about 1 brick of ramen in, an 8" frying pan, and a large cast iron something or other and some utensils but that was it for cookware (serveware was fine, though not the cleanest). We ended up buying a few of these items like a cheap toaster, salad bowl, and large pot and donating them to the unit since it was still cheaper than eating out. Of all of these things, the only thing that was listed in the posting was coffee with an icon of a coffee pot. This was the first time I've not seen a coffee maker at the dozens of Airbnbs I've frequented but the listing WAS accurate; there was coffee itself and a hot water kettle. Just no coffee pot or Kuerig or coffee maker. 100% my fault for reading the listing too quickly and expecting "basic cooking" tools to not just mean reheating leftovers in the microwave. Please add just a few items and you'll be golden here.
2) The bed was comfy but the sofa bed not so much and the chairs in the dining room were very wobbly. They might need to tighten the screws on these. We are not heavy people and they were insane to sit in.
3) The bathroom has been mostly updated but not entirely so some parts looked super nice and some parts less lovely. Vanity: beautiful. Shower tile on the sides: lovely. Shower tile on the floor: no thanks. It looked mildew-stained so we wore flip flops while showering because we felt unsure if it was super clean and it reminded us of gym showers. There were other spots in the bathroom around the baseboards that also looked moldy. While the unit was surface clean, these areas then stuck out to us.
4) Ants in the bathroom a few times but we appreciated the ant spray readily available that was also not toxic. Not a huge deal but annoying.
5) The blackout curtains in the bedroom were fine but in the living room (facing East, no less), they are not wide enough to cover the window so one of us awoke to a huge beam of sunlight in the face one morning.
6) No dresser, shelves, or drawers to speak of really in the bedroom. We were staying for 4 nights/5 days and this was hard because living out of suitcases for our folded items was challenging. A medium sized dresser under the TV in the bedroom or even a larger cubby bookshelf would have been very helpful.
All in all, a decent place for up to 3 people who do not plan to cook, if you ask us. But very safe, mostly comfortable, and mostly clean. Location was also great. This was a 6.5/10 for us. Maybe a 7 if you ask the kid who watched Disney Plus. :)
This could easily be an 8 or 9 out of 10 with a few minor tweaks.