I want to start by saying that we did enjoy our stay here- but there are a few things that, If I knew ahead of time, or read a review like I am about to give, I probably would not have booked here! I always read the reviews for ALL the info- not just the apt itself- so I wanted to share to help some other out.
The apartment itself is nice, like I said! We loved the view, and the kitchen had everything we needed- including a water filter in the fridge, coffee for the morning and oatmeal. That was a nice touch! The location is good, just keep in mind that like any spot downtown, there will be noise at night. We brought a noise machine to help with that!
The biggest issues that I had with our stay wasn’t inside the apartment.
1) In order to get “checked in” we had to drive to a not so great GAS STATION down the street and get the keys from a safety box that was chained to a fence!! Luckily my husband was with me or I would not have felt safe at all!! This would have been enough to prevent me from booking, had I known. Not only is it inconvenient, but the location being a gas station made me question the legitimacy of the entire Airbnb. (Why did we have to drive away from the Airbnb to secretly pick up the keys?) We also had to return the keys back here within our check out time. So we couldn’t leave the apt at 11am.. we had to have the keys returned by 11am. If this bothers you, a hotel would be a better choice.
2) it was continuously stated to us to NOT MENTION that this is an Airbnb. As well as to not linger in the front lobby area, and only bring our bags in through the parking garage. (And pick up the keys at a different location). This made me wonder if my stay was even legal, to be honest! Haha she mentioned it so many times that it made me feel a little uncomfortable.
3) the hallway to get to the unit smelled terribly of pet urine and there were visible stains to prove the stench. I’m not joking, it was bad.
I do want to reiterate that nothing was wrong with the apt itself! But these few other things just felt “off” to me and I wish I knew of them ahead of time!