Let me start with the positives: Janes home is a great size for a family and located in a very quiet beautiful neighborhood.
However, I had a very unpleasant experience. I traveled 6 months pregnant with my husband, 1 Year old, 8 year old, and mother in law. Janes apartment was DIRTY. There’s no other way to put it. From dust, to the dark brown rugs that urgently need to be replaced or removed. The bathroom smelled of urine, shower curtain had mold spots, shower scum on the bathroom walls and knobs. I was forced to go to the local Walmart to buy cleaning supplies and scrub down the bathroom before I let my family use it. I wiped down the tables, television stand, and movie case in the living room area before my 1 year old could get his hands on the piles of dust.
The kitchen was gross, Jane left us a used, old, grimy sponge on the sink. The dish rack had dried splattered food. The stove/oven looked as though it’s never been cleaned, black tar throughout.
The apartment is cold, and heated only by 3 space heaters that Jane has in each room. For a family with small children, this was not a practical form of heat. I was constantly trying to keep my 1 year old away from being burned by the metal space heater. We did not leave the heaters in while we were out, so everyday when we got back, we’d keep our coats on until the place warmed up.
Worse than all this, my children and mother in law stayed in the bedroom that had a full size and twin bed. All 3 were torn apart by bug bites. By day 7, the clusters of bites were so alarming that I rushed my kids to their pediatrician the first day we were back home who confirmed for me that they were being feasted on by bed bugs.
During our stay, we did not have hot water for an entire night and morning. Jane was responsive and the problem was fixed by the next morning. However, we were not compensated in any way shape or form for the inconvenience.
Needless to say, although this place has great potential it is in dire need of a face lift.