Rented from June 1- august 13, 2022.
Apartment is located within walking distance to restaurants, grocery store, bus stop, beach, and laundry mat.
Is very clean and everything appears to be new. Neighbors were quiet and we never had any problems with them.
There is a lot of homelessness in the area. It is on every corner of every street. As a single female I would not walk alone at night, but felt safe during daylight. Parking is horrible. If you don’t get a spot by 4pm, expect to have to go several blocks away to find one. One night we arrived home around 8:30p and had to walk 6 blocks.
Upon arrival, the unit did not have air conditioning as stated. Emma was very quick to respond and 3 days later maintenance was there to install a window unit. Be warned, the unit only cools the living room and kitchen. It does not reach to the two back bedrooms and the bathroom. There are ceiling fans in every room, but the other rooms did not get cool.
The kitchen has a few pots and pans but we had to buy several items for our stay.
Biggest disappointment was the washing machine and dryer. Upon arrival we realized that it was coin operated. $2 for washer and $1.50 for dryer. I believe the ad is now changed to state it is coin operated. However, IT DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. It will eat your money and not start. The first few days we were there we lost $6 in it. After contacting Emma she stated she would send someone out to repair it and to not use it. She did refund us our money. I had to email her back to verify that maintenance had came out, to which she replied they had and everything was working ok. Again, after using it, it took more money. We also confirmed with a neighbor (you share the washer and dryer with 2 other units) that they had also had a problem with it taking money. So I contacted Emma again, to which she said she would have someone come out to look at it. And again, I never got confirmation from her that this happened, I always had to text her to verify. After the second supposed maintenance visit and the machine was still eating money, we decided to cut our losses and just walked to the laundry mat. The last month of our stay I had contacted Emma at least 3 times to inquire about repairs to the washing machine and I was completely ignored. She stopped responding to my texts.
Overall, not a bad stay if you don’t mind walking to the laundry mat (which is sketchy). I was surprised that at the beginning of the trip Emma was quick to respond and at the end I was completely ignored. I’m glad there was never anything major that needed done. She still owes me $4 that the washing machine took.