Be advised: this is a private room. After some initial miscommunications about the type of space this listing includes (on the part of both parties), I was nervous the space would not be what we were looking for. Ultimately, the space itself is incredible and the views are really special. If you’re okay sharing the apartment, this is a perfect spot. Additionally, they will do projects like video and photo shoots for their media company during your stay, but these are typically not terribly invasive and plenty of heads-up is given in advance.
We had a great stay, and Isaac (the co-cohost) was very helpful. However, the communication immediately prior to check-in was frankly unacceptable. Around midnight on the night before our trip, I received a chat communication explaining the weekend’s schedule for the media production company, our check-in time, and the person we’d be meeting for that check-in. Ryan’s cohost, Melissa, would be meeting us promptly between 3-3:30. Of course, given the nearly six hour drive, a half-hour check-in window is a bit ridiculous. Especially considering the listing for this space notes a check-in time between 3-8, and even the updated, shortened check-in time received after booking (and attributed to increased COVID cleaning procedures) was from 3-5. Regardless, I had already planned to arrive at 3, so this was not a huge issue.
However, within 25 minutes of our arrival, literally as I was fighting my way through Indiana toll roads, I received a text message to inform me that Melissa would no longer be checking us in and that our new cohost Isaac (who I must reiterate was great) would meet us out front of the building. At this point, I decided I would spin the block a time or two to make sure this situation was legit and that we weren’t being set up. I understand some minor changes or interruptions to a schedule, but changing check-in times to a half hour window and then switching out hosts within minutes of that window is nerve-wracking to say the least.
After being told my initial communications over concerns about the space addressed to Ryan a week before the trip made him “uncomfortable” (particularly that I felt the listing was a bit deceptive and did not include any mention of a media company), I decided I wouldn’t push the issue and would rather enjoy the stay now that we had been checked in safely.
Overall, the space is gorgeous. The communication and self-awareness of the host, however, are severely lacking.