Mike himself was very hospitable and attentive so I am reluctant to give this stay anything lower than 4 stars overall.
However there were a few issues with the unit itself that I wish I had known before booking it, so feel obligated to at least give others the opportunity to know and factor into their booking preferences.
1. Parking. The easiest parking option is street parking but 7 out of 10 times, there were no available spaces and you are requires to have a permit displayed (provided) for any longer than 2 hours, plus we had to wake up early to move car for street cleaning after the first night we arrived.
The garage for the unit can only be reached by driving into an ally way from a different side of the block. The garage itself is EXTREMELY small. As in I had to close the mirrors on the side of the car when parking and then had to open the car door slightly and squeeze out of car.
2. The bed frame is very old and makes a lot of loud squeaking noises with even the slightest change of position in bed. For couples who move around during the night or get up to use the restroom, there is very little chance of not waking each other up.
3. The laundry machines are not in the unit, but in a separate small building behind several unit and they require almost $5 in quarters for each washer/dryer cycle. We were not aware of this from the written description or verbal orientation when we arrived so were not prepared and spent time driving around to nearby gas stations and businesses trying to gather enough quarters to do our laundry. The other units we have stayed at in this price range (during multiple other stays in the past few months) have all had FREE washer/dryer inside the unit.
4. I separately reported 2 other issues privately to the Host that are easily fixable so not mentioning these, as I expect he will address these to ensure better experiences for future guests.