TLDR: The unit has very nice styling and was very clean *looking* but was not actually very clean and was in disrepair. The building is not maintained well. The location is *very* loud. Communication was lacking.
Detail about the host’s response to immediate issues: A maintenance request due to a broken shower nozzle and broken tub stopper was responded to quickly, but no communication was made to confirm that anything had been done. Also, the issue with the HVAC system (it did not provide heat) and the issue with the tub stopper were not resolved. The maintenance person simply turned the HVAC unit off and the defective stopper was not replaced.
Further details of disrepair and issues:
1) The glass, half-shower door did almost nothing to keep water from escaping and pooling outside of the tub.
2) The bathroom faucet did not put out cold water. It was warm on one end and very hot on the other end.
3) The shelf in front of the mirror was pitched outward.
4) Most of the towels that were in the unit and of the extras that were brought to deal with the shower situation were stained or ripped.
5) A cockroach was spotted in the bathroom at night.
6) The floors have grime on them. My feet were tinged black and sticky after walking just across the floor from the bathroom to the bed.
7) The sofa in the living space had two loose legs - one of which clearly did not match the style of the sofa so I imagine this sofa had issues in the past that were poorly repaired.
8) The hallway near the elevators smelled of something rotten and putrid. This smell emanated at a nauseating level half way to the unit and was barely tolerable by the time the unit was arrived at. Thankfully the inside of the unit did not smell like this. I have no idea what this was - originally I thought it was rotting garbage, but the trash chute was actually closer to the room than the elevators. This smell could also be found near the elevators on the top floor, so it wasn’t just the 3rd floor.
9) The immediate area around the building location was EXTREMELY LOUD, especially considering that the HVAC unit was shut down due to the lack of heat. Racing vehicles and people screaming out on the streets could be heard at night.
9B) When the neighbors upstairs flushed the toilet at night, it made such a startling noise in the bedroom that both my guest and I were woken up in an unpleasant manner.