We received an email a couple days before arrival to ask us when we would be checking in. The checking in/out process was very flexible and smooth. We found the hosts to be very responsive and they gave us some great recommendations for restaurants (Steuben's is great!) and neighborhoods to check out.

Unfortunately, there were several disappointments with this property and we felt the previous reviews were not accurate regarding the neighborhood.

The biggest disappointment was the misleading photo of the patio area, one of the selling points for us in choosing this property. In the photo there is a grill and several plants as well as colorful cushions on the cement seating area. None of these items were present making for a stark and uninviting space. The patio backs up to an alley that was absolutely covered in garbage (not the hosts' fault) and at several times had people wandering through or just hanging out.

It was hot during our stay and garbage from the alley would blow into the apartment through the open patio door (cigarette wrappers, chip bags, etc.) as well as sand/dirt blowing in through the kitchen window or tracking in on our shoes. There are no rugs in the space so the floor just ends up coated in sandy dirt.

There are several things that don't work in the condo. The patio door handle is broken and just falls off in your hand when you open the door (which you can still do despite the broken handle). The front door handle does not latch (the deadbolt works fine). The towel rack in the bathroom is loose and fell off several times during our stay. The toilet has a weak flush and the washer has a bad latch; both will function but not without figuring out the trick. These are all things I might be fine dealing with in my own home but not in a vacation rental; they need to be fixed.

The condo also has very thin walls and a neighbor above who is really loud, though not all night thankfully. His motorcycle is parked right next to the window by the bed and we were awoken a few times to his engine revving.

Finally, the neighborhood is more than "transitional" or "a bit sketchy" as we saw in other reviews. It is okay to acknowledge that it is not a safe neighborhood. This apparently is widely known in Denver and was pointed out to us by locals on a few occasions. There were open drug deals/prostitution on Pearl and Colfax during the day and night. My husband is 6'7" and we literally did not feel safe walking on a few occasions. This might be the kind of neighborhood you move into as an investment and with a love of your city and hope that it gets better, but not a place I want to stay on vacation. I realize others might not mind, but I wished other reviews had been more blunt.