I rated this a 3/5 stars. This was my first Airbnb to not give the full 5/5 stars. I will tell my logic behind this to give some clarity.
First, the A/C was not working out first and second night so the apartment was really hot. I wanted to pull the blinds down to give some shade as the apartment has really nice big windows, but the blinds were broken. In the listing it says room darkening shades will be there - they were not and/or not functional. I contacted the host and they sent a video on how to trouble shoot the AC. The video was blurry and I tried to call her via Airbnb but she said not to call? Weird. We finally got it figured out on the last night after she broke down the video steps for me. So last night the temperature felt decent.
Next, the shower in the master bedroom had very low shower pressure so we all had to share the bathroom off the kitchen. That tub eventually flowed over because it wasn’t draining properly. The maintenance man had to come and snake it. I asked the host to give me a heads up when he was coming so we could be present at the Airbnb but he came unannounced and when we were not there. I didn’t like this as all our stuff was there obviously.
Also, the apartment building is not super secure. You can just access the building from the street without a fob or key. The door lock is broken and you can just pull it open. In the listing it says you have to show a QR code to get in, which I liked for the safety aspect but it wasn’t functional.
The beds were not comfortable at all in my opinion. We all preferred sleeping on the couch bed in the living room, but again with the shades not working it was extremely bright.
It’s a nice floor plan and I loved the high ceilings as it made the place feel bigger, but I feel like the pictures make the place look better than it actually is. I seems like it’s gotten a lot of use, but not a lot of love. The location is alright, and it’s an easy walk to the train and perfect if you want to spend time in China town.
I’d look elsewhere before booking this place, but it is a good option just keep in mind some of the hiccups I listed above.