Pros:
LOCATION. It’s right in the heart of the bustling Little Italy neighborhood, filled with great restaurants, cafes and shops - all within walking distance of the waterfront, downtown and the Gaslamp Quarter and 10 - 15 minutes drive to Old Town and the airport.
The owner Jeff, is super nice and was happy to help address some of our check-in and access needs, and also bring a portable fan the 2nd day to provide some “white noise” to help mask the street noise. Plus, he sent us some great recos for restaurants, breakfast spots and rooftop bars.
Cons:
The unit is on the street level on a busy corner, and Very exposed to pedestrian traffic, noise and very bright street lights. It wouldn’t be a place my wife and I would choose again.
Be aware: You need to download an app to your smartphone and use it to get in and out of the building. If you’re comfortable using the app, which I was once the owner briefly demo-ed it, it’s a breeze to use.
But even though it’s a 3 BR unit that can sleep up to 8 people, if they’re not all entering and leaving at the same time, the owner needs to send an access code to their phone so they can use the app to get in the building - and when our group stayed there, he only had 2 key fobs to open the apartment door - and he had to drop the 2nd one off after we asked if he had one.
The living room furniture is very simple and uncomfortable. The big white L-shaped sectional sofa in the photo is not there.
The place seemed to need a good deep-down cleaning. We noticed dustwads hanging from the ceiling AC vents, and our socks were dusty after walking on the floors. Airbnb sent us a request to help the cleaning service by putting all the dishes in the DW (which we did anyway) and putting all our towels etc in the washer and starting it (which we did not). Seriously? We were already paying a separate $105 cleaning fee.