This was a unique travel experience for my friends and I. The whole thing was quite "cloak-and-dagger," very exciting! First, we had to go on a scavenger hunt to find the secret lock box fastened to a random fence a few blocks away to fetch our keys. Then, we were to sneak in through the side door of the garage and access the elevator down there so that we don't give away that there's an AirBnB happening in this apartment building. It was like role-playing as smugglers where *we* were the contraband! We were finally given permission to use the front door as long as we promised not to talk to the concierge. In all seriousness, everything was in the house rules, all 28 pages of them (ok, not *quite* that much... but there really are a lot of rules, disclaimers, warnings, and denials of responsibility). Grab a coffee and settle in; you'll want to READ EVERY WORD BEFORE YOU BOOK.
The place was fine. There are beds. There are places to sit. There's a balcony (but there are no places to sit on the balcony). There are no rugs and very few decorations, but all of the bare necessities are there. It has kind of a "poor college student chic" vibe going on. I wouldn't stay here with more than three people (four if there a couple that share a queen bed). There's a coffee pot, but no coffee or filters. There are so many things that these hosts could do to make the place warmer and more welcoming. Maybe put a little effort into decorating; add a plant or a throw rug. As I said, it's fine. There are beds. There are places to sit.
I sent several messages asking questions before I booked and got no response. Had to send the same message multiple times to get a response after I booked but a couple of weeks before our stay. Jenny replied to my messages pretty quickly once we were checked in and brought us extra towels and some hangars as soon as we asked for them. All of my AirBnB experiences have been five-star experiences until this one. All told, I won't be staying with these hosts again and, thanks to this experience, I'm going to read every word of every part of the ad before I book another AirBnB.