Sadly we did not enjoy Chani’s place. We initially decided on this spot because of the promise of decent parking and a kitchen. Neither of those things met the mark we expected. The parking wasn’t terrible but confusing and difficult with a large car. Something we easily got over though, especially because as a corner unit we could load and unload easily. The kitchen is not shown because she knows it’s not a kitchen. I don’t know why I overlooked the fact that it’s not pictured but that should be warning enough. The “kitchen” is a refrigerator with random left items, a sink, a piece of wood as a make shift counter top, a rusty toaster oven, and a microwave.
Besides that the bathroom was a decent size but the shower was covered in mold. There was dust everywhere, especially in the “large closet” that’s actually very small and oddly behind the bathroom door. The bedroom was fine besides the unfinished decor (mirror was un-hung and still in its packaging). The living room is small with the bed pulled out which is normal. However the pullout couch is the most uncomfortable thing I’ve ever experienced. But again, to be expected with a pull out.
The last two issues: It was so cold in the unit and there was no access to a thermostat in the unit. It took over 24 hours for Chani to respond to us about the heat issue the first time. The second time she did respond very quickly and was able to turn it up for us which was appreciated. She did mention a space heater which was smaller than a beer bottle and did not heat the unit at all.
The listing mentioned that there are kids living upstairs. However, they are directly above the unit and up and about early in the morning around 0730 and running around until after 10pm, this was on a Saturday night for reference. Some noise was expected but it sounded like there was a jungle gym above our heads. And we got about an hour and a half of piano practice that felt like a front row performance for us.
I would stay here again for about half the price but unless that happens, save your money and find something usable and relaxing.