The decor really attracted us, and we were happy with the decor in person too. Also the AC and blackout curtain in the bedroom are great. We enjoyed the addition of a blender in the kitchen.
Unfortunately, we otherwise weren’t very comfortable in our month-long reservation here. When we got there, the towels were soaking wet in the washing machine -- like, in a puddle of water. The second door from the bedroom, the fire exit, is boarded over, which wasn’t disclosed beforehand and did not feel safe and meant we also couldn't easily get to the backyard. When we visited the backyard, there was random furniture and tables piled up where you see the couch, rendering the space inaccessible during our stay. Because Elysian Fields is a major 6-lane street, there is a lot of street noise and house-shaking during the day. For some reason when it rained, the roof of the bedroom was very loud, sometimes waking us up, making it so we had to put earplugs in, or even sleeping in the living room on the couch. There is significant noise through the thin walls, sometimes late at night/morning. Many Uber drivers were worried about us staying here and there were gunshots more than once.
The place isn’t in great condition with several lightbulbs out, coffeepot missing pieces, and the kitchen not set up enough for real cooking. The bed was stacked with two sheets of foam, which we thought was very odd and uncomfortable and we removed them during our stay. There was also no real fitted sheet on the bed -- just a too-small, empty duvet cover. We got 1.5 toilet paper rolls, one paper towel roll, and only two towels for our month. There was also just enough shower gel to take one shower. The listing paints this as much higher quality than it is. Even worse with the high price vs quality.
I saw Andice once when a prior resident left something behind. I never heard from Mariah.