I would like to start with the positives here:
1. Great communication from the host!
2. Super easy check-in and check-out.
3. Amazingly dog friendly (fenced in yard but also located right next to a park where we walked our dogs every day)
4. Awkward layout but pretty spacious
5. We did not have to unpack any kitchen necessities which was very nice
6. Friendly neighbors
7. In building coin operated washing machine and dryer
8. Great location, you can walk to restaurants, coffee shops and grocery stores!
Things that we did not appreciate as much:
1. When we checked in, the apartment was ant infested. They sent someone within 3 days though. You should still have a water + vinegar spray to manage the few lingering ants.
2. Once or twice a week someone who works on the house brings their dog and leaves them outside unattended. This can get tough when you are presenting to clients as they bark non stop. Cute dog!
3. The dishwasher is loose when you open it there is a chance you may get a tiny cut on your fingers. It happened twice to me and I have provided second feedback to get it fixed before their next guests. I hope they do fix it as it can raise many other major safety concerns, like falling on a child.
4. The apartment was very dirty. We immediately bought cleaning supplies (none of this is provided, you should also bring hand soap as what was there only lasted 2 days) and spent a day cleaning. The host did offer to have someone else clean it but we had just made a cross county move and wanted to get it done faster without waiting for someone. They did refund our cleaning fee so they are fair and reasonable.