My husband and I have been thinking about this review for nearly two weeks now. Where to even begin with how awful this place is????
First of all, if you are looking for a nice place to relax, just know THIS ISN’T IT!
For the following reasons:
We were greeted by the swarm of flies all over the garbage cans which sit right next to the back alley gate.
During the busy Summer months this location is only available for a one week reservation, so we booked the full week; and spent months looking forward to it. Once we arrived with our weeks worth of stuffs (two adults & two kids) and quickly realized there was no where to put anything, it was a little frustrating to say the least!
We had to move the GIANT bed to even access the closet and thankfully I packed a hanging organizer because the one joke of a tiny dresser is so broken if you look at it funny the front of the drawers fall out so don’t plan on being able to use that(the blue/green one in the pictures).
There are also no towels hooks or any space for wet items such as bathing suits/beach towels; ya know the general stuff you’d bring to the beach.
We spent the first day of our vacation taking a trip to Target to purchase cleaning supplies, new pillows for the bed and a new shower curtain for the bathroom. My husband and I then spent a few hours cleaning the entire space, which we were assured was done prior to check in; however given the amount of HAIR all over everything it was a little difficult to understand how it was even cleaned between guests at all. The bathroom was particularly disgusting. My husband insisted on a new shower curtain due to the amount of mystery stains on it!
Another fun feature of the bathroom is the leak from the upstairs unit. The water drips down the wall and directly onto the light. So hopefully while you are staying here there are no electrical issues. (YIKES)
The pillows on the bed were absolutely gross and the pillow cases had hair on them. Thankfully Target had cheap pillows for peace of mind.
This place is advertised as a 4 person spot however there are only 3 dining room chairs. There is a patio with lots of seating; just watch your step because the bricks have seriously shifted over the years and there is absolutely no lighting once the sun goes down; so bring a flashlight or use lots of phones for decent lighting.
The pictures were definitely taken a while ago because the couch has long been replaced with a back alley futon from some old fraternity house much like the shower curtain, full of mystery stains.
There is also a disgusting rug which was so big it covered the entire entry/living room space. It turned our kids’ feet black in about 5 minutes.
As we started chatting with our neighbors they seemed to be having issues as well. One didn’t even have a shower curtain so had to go to the store to purchase one and since she flew in and didn’t have a car was a little frustrated with that. But Reassured her she got the better end of the deal because our shower curtain was absolutely disgusting we also had to go to the store for a new one.
Until this place is fully renovated and the furniture is replaced with something suitable for a small space DO NOT STAY HERE!
There is a silver lining, which credit HAS to be given, Lisa the property manager was more than sympathetic to the situation. She personally stopped by to take a look at the unit and tried to make the best of the situation with us. With this unit fully renovated and an amazing property manager like Lisa taking care of any issues that pop up, this will be an amazing place to stay but until then we will definitely and I mean definitely, not be starting here again!