Miguel is the host you wish that you had at other Airbnb's he was thoughtful and accommodating, but hotels do the same too. Such as in check in early about an hour and scheduling another day that its not rented.
The listing is 100% accurate, but the actual stay I cannot say that I felt the "value for the money" was there or the neighborhood is an area I care to ever stay in or see again or stay in a unit that uses a doorbell cam as I felt my privacy was lacking. If I'm back in the LBC I'll be staying near Belmont Shore not downtown. Trust, the smells of the neighborhood and condo building was not inviting.
The car situation was cumbersome due to luggage and after seeing someone else's car broken into filing a police report in the garage it was on our mind and even considered parking in the residential area on the other side of the apartment. However, our car was fine parked in the unsecured public parking garage and we made sure to leave nothing inside.
In the unit, we did feel safe on the 4th floor, but the neighborhood and neighbors were inconsiderate and yell constantly ALL hours and the road noise on 6th street was only quieted by running the AC and fan in the bedroom. Coming from a quiet home, this was not appealing but can happen at a hotel too.
The unit has an elevator that I prayed didn't get stuck and the option for using the stairs only has an emergency exit with no clear printed escape routes for safety. We were never stuck and I'm sure this is outside of his control as a host.
I do not find value in Airbnb's that charge hotel rates + cleaning fees and expect us to "dump garbage" or to do any cleaning as the garbage chute smell cannot be forgotten. Leaving a unit clean by guests is expected even at a hotel too.
Some other laundry list items I brought to his attention directly and I wish him the best.
Miguel = Super nice and accommodating
Apartment = Price around for convenience and value