Mark is an excellent host who responded immediately when contacted (even during the middle of the day while teaching). He really tried to help out with issues he had absolutely no control over (see below), which we really appreciated. My husband and I stayed in Marks condo for approximately 7 weeks while working a travel nurse contract. We would consider staying at Marks condo again in the future!
Pros:
The entire condo was spotless upon arrival (and I can be hard to please when it comes to cleanliness). I really appreciated that the refrigerator had been cleaned and that it didn't have tons of used food/condiments left behind.
The queen bed is extremely comfortable and the sheets were top quality! We even looked to see what type of mattress the bed was prior to leaving as we may buy the same mattress in the future! The bedroom also stays fairly dark during the day with the blinds and curtains closed, which was important to us as we work night shift and needed to be able to sleep during the daytime. The bedroom closet is large with plenty of hangers for clothing and both bedside tables had drawers to place clothing in as well. The bedroom also has a ceiling fan.
The kitchen has all of the gadgets, appliances, utensils, etc. that we could have needed and all of the appliances worked without issue.
We never ran out of hot water during our stay even while running the dishwasher.
The bathroom had plenty of storage/drawers.
The air conditioner and heater worked great in all areas of the condo.
The TV/Cable has tons of channels and the internet was fast! We never had any issues with cable/internet outage during our stay.
Cons:
The main issue(s) we had during our stay was with one particular neighbor that lived next door. The neighbor plays very loud music during the daytime hours and you can smell cigarette smoke that is coming from a nearby condo (most likely from the same neighbor). Mark was at no fault of these two issues and he tried to help with the situation as best as he could. It is important to note that this one particular neighbor is in the process of getting evicted by the condo complex, but I thought it was important to mention the issues we had during our stay.
There is not assigned parking at the condo complex and if you are coming/going at odd hours of the day (like we frequently did due to our work hours) you have to park away from the building the condo is located in. During the daytime hours we didn't have any issues finding parking in front of the condo unit.
There isn't a washer/dryer inside the condo unit, but laundry facilities are a short walk away, which is just something to take into consideration. The washing machine was around $1.50 per load and the dryer was $1.25 per load. The machines only take quarters and there isn't a change machine available. We didn't have any issues leaving our laundry while it was being washed.
Thanks again Mark!