We thought the location was great according to the reviews, until we heard about a shooting incident happened during our stay only a few blocks away. Not only that we were terrified of the fact that the shooter ran off and could still be somewhere in the area, but there were also some incidents where we were stopped and yelled at by homeless people and had to walk around the corner a few times to make sure that we weren’t followed before entering the airbnb. The liquor store right next to the house seems to attract homeless people, which explains our situation. As a group of three females in early 20s, we did not always feel safe staying at this airbnb or getting around in this area.
Moreover, the official description says it’s an entire house. But what it doesn’t say it’s that this house is a basement of a real house above. When you’re staying in a basement, your experience of stay can be quite different from what you would’ve expected. (1) the ceiling of the apartment is very thin that we were woken up by footsteps of residents above every morning. So if you’re a light sleeper like me, you certainly won’t need an alarm while your stay. (2)there’s only one window in this apartment, which is located in one of the bedrooms. This means that unless you’re in the bedroom, there is no sunlight anywhere else and you have no idea what time of the day it is. The lights were mostly white lights, not warm lights so that didn’t help either. Unfortunately, even if you’re lucky and staying in the bedroom with the one and only window, it doesn’t make your life easier. The window is facing the street with busy traffic, which adds even more noise during your sleep. In conclusion, you don’t need to set an alarm in this apartment regardless of which bed you take, unless you’re a very very heavy sleeper.
Yes, the apartment was clean and we appreciated that. But overall, what made us write such a long review like this was the unexpected that wasn’t clearly stated in the description of this place.