We have mixed feelings about our stay here. Our party was two adult women and two 18 year old young men, who were just out of high school. We arrived on a Friday and checked out on a Sunday. This was communicated to the host prior to arriving.
The condo was large and we could see how a group of 20 & 30 somethings would like to stay here. We each had our own bedroom with one in the open loft. The beds were firm and new. The condo was clean with the exception of the stairs from both the front and back entrance. No directions were left for things like wifi access.
The issues for us were:
1. The location. While close to restaurants, and loud party spots, the condo is on two upper floors of a building and approximately 30 feet from the elevated train that runs all night. The elevated station platform was only slightly further away than that. It was so close that you could talk to people at the station from the front balcony when the train wasn’t there. This probably should have been mentioned.
2. The shower on the main floor (where 3 of the bedrooms were) didn’t have hot water the entire time we stayed there. The host was aware of this when we finally reached him on Saturday morning and said that shower had been hooked up to the old water heater in the abandoned restaurant below. He said he would fix it the same day we made him aware of it, which we trusted him to do. When we returned from our day out, at about 10 pm, we found the water still wouldn’t heat up. When We messaged him about it, he questioned our description of the water temperature (cold vs Luke warm) and told us he would come out on Sunday morning at 0730 to fix it. No thanks! We had to check out by 1100 and each of us would have to take turns showering in the upstairs shower. We didn’t have time or patience to deal with repairs during our stay. This should have been addressed before the condo was placed for rent.
3. There was no way to secure the doors from the inside. A latch or deadbolt would have been helpful.
4. Two of the giant plate glass windows that faced the Main Street and the train were broken (major cracks) and there was graffiti on the front door.
5. Although the listing says coffee, salt & pepper and oil were provided in the kitchen, there were only two small (6cup) pouches of coffee. Nothing else. There were also no extra paper towels.
Given the price of the rental, we expected more.