My boyfriend and I originally were planning to stay at a different place, but the owner cancelled the reservation just weeks before our trip to Colorado. Therefore, this location was one of the few left available during the days we were traveling. After our stay here, I have to say that this would not have been our first choice of places to stay had there been more places available. This is due to a few reasons: price, location, and cleanliness.
I am not sure if the price we paid was more than it would have been if we had booked earlier, but we paid approximately $1400 to stay in this basement. Had we paid half this price, I would have been okay with it. Although the space was nicely decorated and had an awesome shower, we did not want to spend more time down in the basement than we had to. Therefore, if you are hoping for your Air Bnb to be a part of your vacation experience, and not just a place to sleep and shower, this is not it. Additionally, the price to stay here does not seem to match the location it is in. Since the general location is disclosed in the description, we thought we would be able to walk to more places. However, the nearest bars are not an ideal walk; while it may have taken 15-20 minutes to walk to Colfax, it is not the safest area as you get closer to Colfax. We decided to Uber every time we wanted to go out…and those Ubers add up! Had this place been in the heart of downtown, the price to stay here would have made more sense.
Upon arrival, we noticed a strong odor in the living space. My boyfriend lived with two cats for multiple years and he immediately could tell the odor was from kitty litter. I also noticed that there was a strong scent, possibly an air freshener, that could have been trying to mask it. Regardless, it definitely was hard to spend time in the living space without smelling these two things. As someone who has cat allergies, it was especially uncomfortable. Additionally, the one thing we were hoping to use every day, the coffee maker, had mold. We spent a good amount of time cleaning the mold out of it.
Despite all that I mentioned above, there were some positives. Corin and Katie were very sweet and helpful during our stay. The backyard was also lovely to enjoy in the mornings with coffee because we did not feel like were invading on Corin and Katie’s space.
If you are in a position like we were in, with no other place to stay except a hotel, this spot definitely works as a place to sleep, shower, and park your car. However, if you are looking for something more for a more reasonable price, I think there are better places out there.