This was a very frustrating trip. The place was nice and in a great location but there were several issues with the property. When I first arrived there was supposed to be a key in a lockbox that granted me access to the property. Not only was there no key but there was no lockbox at all. A resident finally let me in and I was able to get to the apartment and get in using the code in my itinerary. According to the video they sent me there should have been a garage door opener and a key to the door leading to the front. The garage door opener was there but the key to the unit was missing. Speaking of the garage, I left my car parked illegally so I could get into the unit. So when I finally get the garage opener there is someone parked in the parking spot. Luckily the same person who let me in the building let me use his parking spot while I waited for the unidentified car to leave.
Fast forward to the very next day and I’m able to get into the parking spot. I leave later that morning to explore and come back and there is a different car in the parking spot now. Mind you this is the worlds smallest garage and you need to be a gymnast to get in and out of your car if it is any bigger than a smart car.
Back at the house I notice that someone had left a load of laundry in the dryer. Also there were long black hairs all over to the house. While it is in the rules that you can’t vacuum after 10pm to my surprise there was no vacuum in the house. I ultimately bought my own handheld vacuum so that I could get rid of all the hairs that were EVERYWHERE.
Oh and on my third day I realized that the coded door that is my only access to the unit is not locking. Turns out the batteries had died and I did not feel comfortable leaving my things in an unlocked apartment. Now before you say , we’ll why not just change the batteries yourself? The access to the battery panel requires a screwdriver. Who travels with a screwdriver? The issue was not resolved for a day and a half that I essentially had to spend entirely in the apartment that had all of my belongings including my work computer and monitor. When maintenance finally showed up to fix the door they mentioned that the people before me likely walked off with the missing key to the unit and they would attempt to get me another one. So for review I could not lock my door and someone unknown may have had the keys to my unit.
Small things: the shower water never got above warm the entire weekend while the sink water got scalding hot. The mattress was hard as a brick and despite the floor to ceiling windows that surround the unit there is very little by way of curtains. So when the sun comes up you’re up too.
I am truly disappointed with this experience especially considering the cost. I basically lost a day and a half. And someone else might have had access to my unit the whole time. It was poorly cleaned before I arrived as well. Maybe it was just a bad week for them. But it definitely made my trip here very stressful.