For the St Cloud in unit 4:
30 y/o solo female remote worker with a medium sized dog and have loved my stay! It’s a great location in a cool building. And while I think it’s advertised as a studio (because your bedroom, living room and office are all technically in one room), it’s very spacious. There’s an entire separate room that is the kitchen/dining space, plus the tall ceilings, large bathroom, and huge closet make it feel even bigger. Tons of natural light too.
This unit is on the first floor in the back, which means you’re closest to the little yard and can enter your unit from the side door. I *occasionally* hear noise upstairs, (seems to be only when someone is doing something noisy like moving furniture or jumping) but it’s very rare and unless you are very sensitive to this I don’t think there’s reason for concern.
This place came equipped with everything I needed for a long term stay (3+ months). I would say Ben provided more than just the essentials in both quality and quantity (meaning, you’re not just getting 1 roll of toilet paper and travel bottles of shampoo). The kitchen came equipped with the essentials (pots/pans, silverware, dish ware etc.— even the knives are sharp!) and more (wine bottle opener, can opener, cheese grater, measuring cups etc). If you have very specific cooking needs (like a Dutch oven or cast iron pan) this unit may be lacking some tools, but for your average Joe it’s got everything you need.
I would love if this had in-unit laundry but unfortunately that’s just not reality. There are shared free washers and dryers in the basement (basement door is directly next to you so you basically just walk down a flight of stairs).
It’s technically 2 hour parking on this block but there’s unrestricted parking on the next block. It also doesn’t seem that 2 hour parking is enforced as I have broken this rule repeatedly and never have gotten ticketed or towed.
Great location right next to city park and walkable to Colfax. I walk around everywhere and I’ve never felt unsafe.
Everything was clean when I arrived and the updates in the unit are beautiful. Considering it’s an old building I was expecting more quirks and I really haven’t experienced them. Thanks Ben & team for a great stay!