Mark’s place is beautifully decorated and in a fantastic location. The pictures are accurate. Unfortunately, my stay was a work trip and it was marred by extraordinarily noisy guests who were renting his other apartment across the hall from me. The insulation isn’t great so you can basically hear everything that is going on. This is unfortunate because it’s such a nice building. I did contact Mark and he told them to be more quiet but they were back at it shouting in the hallway and blasting music with zero consideration for anybody else in the building. Also, the bedroom in this particular unit vibrates at night on and off from what I couldn’t figure out was either the a/c or refrigerator from the apartment unit below (which he also rents out too). If you’re a sensitive sleeper like I am, this might be a problem. Other reviewers don’t mention this so it could just be me but I had a really hard time between the obnoxious guests across the hall and the electric loud hum underneath me.
Mark is a very responsive host and I appreciated that. It’s not his fault that the guests were so awful and I don’t like to leave a bad review, but people who rent this apartment need to be aware of the potential for noise issues. Also, this apartment is up a flight of stairs and there is no elevator. Check in and check out were fantastic and easy. I loved the location and the ease of walking around. Trader Joe’s was very close. This apartment is one of four apartments in one building that he rents out all listed on Airbnb. It was a mixed stay with many good and not so great things.