Location and layout of the apt was convenient. I appreciated the natural light and some of the quirky decorations. I loved that there was a washer and dryer, 420 friendly, and a porch for my cigarette smoking friend. The fireplace was adorable. I felt secure with 3 coded locks.
Cleanliness- However, like other reviewers have said, the pictures make the home appear more modern than it is and some things are misleading. I expected more for nearly 1 grand after taxes/fees for 3 nights. A lot of the furniture looks dated, scuffed, and not cleaned well. For example, you can clearly see dirt and debris within the tuftings of the beds, ottomans, and sofa bed. It just doesn’t look clean to a hotel room standard or personal dwelling standard. Something about the walls and baseboards looked dingy (aside from normal wear and tear of a historic place). My friend and I were not comfortable with the cleanliness. The lighting was very dim and it looked liked that may have been to disguise the wear on the furniture and the cleanliness.
Sleeping space- I am not sure why the host has listed 3 queen beds, 2 sofa beds, and 1 couch as sleeping areas. This is what i thought I was paying for and was the biggest determining factor in picking this place, but it was simply untrue and i felt deceived. This was extremely misleading and honestly would have been a huge problem if all of my invited guests showed up. There are only 2 queen beds. In addition, there is a single blue couch that someone could sleep on but didn’t look like it folded out. These are the only 3 spaces suitable for sleeping on. There IS a single white tufted sofa bed that has almost no cushioning and is really hard. You can feel the wood/plastic underneath. I would rather go out and buy an inflatable bed than sleep on that unless I was hammered out of my mind. Not sure where to account for the 3rd queen and 2nd sofa bed the host has advertised. There is a long black tufted chaise in one of the bedrooms but it is extremely wobbly, hard, and about half the width of a twin bed. It is an extreme stretch listing that as a sleeping space.
I am so glad that 3 out of the 5 people in our party cancelled because we would have had to double up on the 2 queen beds and a 5th person would have been very upset.
Heat- The fireplace works well to heat up the living area but didn’t do much for the two bedrooms. There are two small heaters in the 2 bedrooms but they did little to provide sufficient heat.
Patio- The patio definitely did not look like the picture when we stayed. Perhaps this was because one of the days there was some type of construction going on.
Parking- There are a few parking spaces open right in front of the building. I believe 1 is actually marked (not sure if that is the one belonging to the host or not). The others are not. We got back one evening and had nowhere to park our rental. I messaged the host and she responded 1-2 hours later. She basically said I could block the person in and park behind the person, and that they know they aren’t supposed to park there. My friend found somewhere else to park but had to get up early to move the rental
to prevent towing. We weren’t about to block someone in as there was no way to differentiate who was an actual guest/resident at the building. Maybe another sign or cone in front of all of the designated parking spots for the airbnb would be helpful, given that problems with parking is an ongoing issue listed in many of the comments.
In the end, given it was just my friend and I, the place accommodated us well, but I booked this place originally to accommodate 5 guests (as the listing says it does) and it definitely fell short of those expectations. I would not have booked this place for just two guests.