I will start off with saying that Zeus has great customer service and they solved the only complaint I made to them. So the 5 star review is for the Zeus team, not specifically the unit itself. I did not want to give a lower rating, because some of my issues I don’t believe are within their control.
My personal opinion overall rating is probably closer to a low 4 stars.
Pros -
*Check in was very easy
*2 parking spaces included in garage (tandem). This is hard to come by in LA.
*Unit was very clean, which I appreciated because not all airbnbs are this clean.
*New building - construction completed during the pandemic.
*Well stocked - shampoo, conditioner, body wash, dish soap, laundry detergent, dishwasher detergent, trash bags, plates, pots, coffee maker, coffee filters, etc., although there was no can opener.
*Location is central and right next to Target. Angels tacos post up in front of Target by 4:30 and they have delicious food. The Hilltop coffee shop is next door to the AirBnb and they have the best breakfast burritos I’ve ever had for $15 a pop lol. It’s worth it though. Eagle Rock where the AirBnb is located is pretty central, close enough to downtown, Glendale, Pasadena, Highland Park, etc. There are great eateries in Eagle Rock and Highland Park. There’s a shopping center across the road with Rite Aide, a couple Filipino restaurants, a Mochinut, a Urban Pets, etc.
Cons-
*Parking - located at ground level. To get to the units, you need to go up two flights of stairs and walk down to the end of the hall. I got my 10,000 steps within one hour on moving day. I guess that can be good or bad. It was bad for me because it was 95 degrees when I was moving.
*Elevator - lack of access to one. There is one at the building, but I think it’s only for building maintenance or not really. I couldn’t gain access to it. This made moving in and out extremely tedious having to go up two flights of stairs each time I needed to load the car.
*Carpet smelled, but the Zeus team sent someone over to take care of my concerns.
*Worms on the exterior walkway. Another developer issue. When it rains, earth worms come out and they dry up all over the walking path of the building. I wish building maintenance would have pressure washed or cleaned them off.
*Sound - you can hear neighbors going up and down the stairs, vacuuming, doing laundry. However, it’s apartment living, what can you do?
*Blinds - these blinds for this building were just terrible. I see that they are uniformed with the rest of the units, but they kept absolutely no light out. They’d be great for an early riser.
*The building is a new construction and although beautiful, the developers did not do a great job. When we used the microwave or our portable heater, we’d have to turn off some of the lights to avoid the breaker pop from jumping.
*Rain damage - the developers didn’t rain proof the building well. It’s hard to believe this is a new construction, because when it rains, you can see the ceiling of the living room located on the 2nd floor get damp. It only rained 1-2 days during our stay, so it didn’t bother me.
*The sidewalk outside the building doesn’t really have curb appeal. Especially for pet owners, the patch right outside is not the cleanest and you have to walk across the street to find cleaner grassy patches.
Overall, I feel this unit would be an amazing AirBnb for short term stays. For longer stays, I think it would be good for people who are early risers, with no pets or willing to walk further, and people who pack extremely lightly or do not mind the many trips to the parking lot.