Overall our stay was pleasant. The condo was perfectly located. It’s close to the freeway and in walking distance to many restaurants and grocery stores. I consider myself a pretty easy going and adaptable person but we had a few problems here that made the stay a bit less comfortable.
Some issues that were challenging for our stay include a fly infestation, lack of cleanliness and spare keys.
There was an odd amount of house flies that never seemed to go away, even after killing at least 6 before just giving up. There were also several dead flies around the window seals.
Although neat, orderly and overall clean, there were little things like hair on the walls of the shower, a dark stain on the comforter and dirty dishes that made it feel a little less clean. It may have just been poor housecleaning job and as told by our host, a stain that just would not come out, however these things matter when trying to feel comfortable in an unfamiliar space.
Lastly, there was a set of keys next to the front door on a key holder that I assumed were spares as it is a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment for 2 adults. After learning that the extra door keys did not work for 3 of the 4 locks on the doors the host offered to have a locksmith come (which is odd because the locks were fine). After trying to work with just locking one of the 4 locks to the front door, as suggested by the host, one of us got locked out. I contacted the host and was told a locksmith isn’t available promptly due to holidays. We gave up, walked to the hardware store and paid $2.69 to just remake the keys. Took 10 minutes and worked perfectly fine. After doing this and telling the host, there was no response. No, refund for the funds or “sorry about that.” Which felt a bit odd. In any case, our host Margaret was very responsive and offered suggestions but few solutions. This was not as helpful to our stay.
Again, these were a few challenges we experienced but overall the stay was pleasant.