Overall my stay was average if not slightly disappointing. I stayed here for over a month so some of my critiques might not affect short-term stays but I still think its important for future rents to know. I generated a list of things that I had issues with:
-Needs way more storage. The place had no dresser or place to store clothes for a long stay, besides the closest which has minimal hanging space.
-Needs another beside table. This is a small annoyance I had but the one bedside table was not next to the electrical outlets so I had to put all my electronics on the floor next to the bed.
-Needs more kitchen essentials. Even though it has some basics it needs more items such as: tin foil, Tupperware, a cutting board with NO mold on it (which was gross), can opener, bigger pasta pot and measuring cups.
-PLEASE get rid of the annoying signs hung up across the apartment. I'm a grown adult and don't need to be told to clean up after I cook. The signs made the home feel uninviting and not homey.
-Fix the kitchen door. For my first two days the kitchen door would not fully shut, which is a HUGE safety concern and made me very nervous about a break-in until I got the door to actually close. If I was a female staying there I would not have felt comfortable or safe and would have probably left early.
-Add curtains to the kitchen door and window. At night there is no privacy in the kitchen and there should really be curtains on those windows.
-Make sure all the kitchen appliances are clean. The very first night I had to deep clean the coffee maker as it clearly had not been cleaned for years. Also, the kettle to boil water was incredibly rusty inside to the point where rust was flaking off inside the kettle. These were both disgusting along with the wooden cutting board that had mold growing on it. What makes this even more frustrating were all the annoying signs telling me to be super clean when clearly the appliances were not clean.
-The coffee table in the living room was disgusting and I had to clean it myself. The coffee table had a visible film of dirty that I had to clean myself.
-Please put a desk lamp on the desk in the living room. The room is too dark at night to just use the overhead light so I would recommend taking the flowers off the desk and adding a simple light. If someone is going to use this desk they need a light.
-Lastly the apartment had no fire extinguisher. Even though there is one outside the unit I think it's against the law to not have one inside the apartment.
Hopefully Joe fixes some of these things for future renters but these are the issues I had. Even though I had some issues with dirty items the apartment was clean along with the bed/bathroom. The neighborhood felt a little sketchy but all the apartments in this block are rentals. Overall this place is fine for a short cheap stay but for a multi-week stay I would recommend another place unless you need to be in this area.