There’s pros and cons. I’ll start with the cons:
-Firstly, the photos are misleading because they are edited to make the apartment seem like it has an abundance of natural light when it’s actually very dark in there due to facing a tall building across the street. So there’s no view either. But, that I could have looked past if the apartment was more clean.
-The apartment could have been much more clean. The floors looked like they hadn’t been cleaned since the building was built. There was dust and hairs EVERYWHERE on every surface even the ceilings. One of the bathroom sinks were still dirty from the previous tenant. The utensil drawer in the kitchen had an old piece of food on it.
I wouldn’t stay there again due to how unclean it was. I actually wouldn’t trust any more SONDER bookings in the future as a result of this experience.
-There’s no cable and no Apple TV so if you don’t have an android good luck casting movies to the television. By the way the remote looked like it hadn’t been wiped down in a year, it was so dusty and dirty looking.
The pros:
-SECURITY! If you’re a solo female traveler like me you’ll feel so safe. I loved the ease of checkin. It’s located inside of a nice hotel. You need a separate code to access the private SONDER elevators. Every tenant has a different elevator code. Then a separate code to enter your keyless unit that is changed with every booking. I loved that.
-Location! Great location just blocks from bourbon street, cvs, Walgreens, restaurants galore. You can walk everywhere! And with it being located in a nice hotel there’s a cafe that’s open daily and security staff at the front desk 24/7 which is an added benefit.
-Communication! The SONDER staff are really excellent communicators they’re available 24/7 and respond within seconds/minutes and promptly resolve any issues/questions you may have.
-The bathroom is renovated nicely with a very nice modern spacious shower and nice toilet, double vanity. It was a very nice shower experience.
I hope they hire a new maid service because they’re current cleaning service does the BARE MINIMUM. It’s really ridiculous how any hotel/Airbnb business could operate with such low standards for cleanliness.