There are pros and cons to staying at Al and Vlad’s Airbnb.
Pros=
-It’s so close to the beach, you can walk there within 5 minutes.
-It’s close to many good restaurants and shopping places.
-The apartment was clean, updated and welcoming.
-Al and Vlad were accessible, professional and quick to fix issues that came up.
Cons=
-Neighbors smoked pot during the day and night on several occasions filling the apartment with pot smoke and smell, waking us up and making the experience a frustrating one for us.
Al and Vlad bent over backwards to fix the situation as the Airbnb is a smoke free apartment. They were a huge help. But it didn’t stop the neighbor from doing what they wanted to do.
-Noise from upstairs everyday living was amplified in the apartment, but they usually were quiet during the night.
-The main bedroom with the air conditioner had a strange problem with the light/fan. It would randomly turn off/on at times, and even the fan would turn on by itself. It was very odd.
-The bed in that same room was very loud and even the smallest movements made it squeak. We switched rooms with our daughter for a night because it made it hard to sleep. But it made noise even with her in it.
-The rooms did get fairly warm even with air conditioners and fans.
-There were several homeless people who camped out near the apartment, and would even set up for the night on the stairs in the apartment commons areas.
We didn’t always feel safe because of that.
Overall, while we loved the beach access, and Al and Vlad did a great job hosting, and have a lovely home, we will not be back mainly due to the pot smoking issues and the experience with the homeless as we tried to leave the apartment, especially the last night we were there.