Shanna was a WONDERFUL host. She was always responsive when we had questions and gave very detailed instructions on how to access the condo. She also has pages of recommendations of things you could do while you were in the city. We felt like we had more than enough info from her, and she responded quickly when we had additional questions!
The condo was beautiful and very clean. The bed was super comfortable and the private deck patio was probably the highlight of our trip. It was nice to be able to sit outside escaping the heat of Arizona and feeling protected and private. Shanna also left out a ton of great things like shampoo and conditioner, hair dryer, coffee station with all the fixings, and a decently stocked kitchen.
Parking wasn’t terrible, but at times it was difficult to find a place close to the condo to park. Having access to the yellow zones on the weekends was a huge plus!
There are a lot of homeless people in the neighborhood. The condo wasn’t close to them, but walking to places in the city we passed by quite a few. This made my eight-year-old son a little scared. But me and my husband were fine with it.
She does have a smart TV. But it’s an older version so we were unable to download some of the more recent streaming services (Sling, Peacock, and more recent apps werent available to download). There was some lagging when streaming on the apps she already had downloaded on the tv. Again if you’re not spending a ton of time in the condo watching TV this isn’t an issue. It just got frustrating at times when we were trying to relax at the end of the day.
This probably doesn’t matter to most people, but there is a skylight in the bedroom. We are a family that likes to sleep in the pitch black, so we had some struggles with sleeping in because we had no way to close or cover up the skylight. So if you are someone who also likes it dark this may be troublesome to you. We improvised and were able to cover it up with some painters tape and a garbage bag lol. It helped tremendously!!!
Overall - I can’t say enough great things about Shanna. The condo is beautiful and would be a perfect fit for most! Despite the things mentioned above, we loved our stay!!!