We arrived at Brandon’s place well past the check-in time. Getting into the apartment was fine, but we quickly realized that it had not been cleaned from the previous renters. There were dirty sheets on the bed, used towels on the floor, full trash cans, the sink appeared to be clogged and was full of water, etc. I called Brandon immediately and asked that the property be cleaned as soon as possible. The man who came to clean was very kind and apologetic, but Brandon did not apologize once for the inconvenience. I thought this was in bad form, but being that it was so late I was just relieved that it was getting cleaned.
Despite the rocky start, our overall stay was not bad. As others have mentioned, there is a bar close to the apartment that gets extremely loud at night. The apartment is on the first floor, so there were times that we heard and saw people walking past our windows. We also saw a homeless man sleeping on the front porch of the property. If you are a light sleeper, I would not recommend this rental. As a young woman, I personally feel that I would have felt a lot less comfortable if I didn’t have a male staying with me.
The linens and towels were fine, but the shower curtain needs to be replaced. There was also a shower mat in the tub that was absorbent and just seemed very unsanitary. I showered with sandals on.
My fiancé and I personally chose not to walk to and from the apartment at night due to a large number of homeless and “sketchy” (for lack of a better word) people who gathered and slept under the underpass. We did walk places during the day, but I will admit that I did feel uncomfortable at times. It’s a shame that the neighborhood seems to be in an inbetween stage because the location itself was in walking distance to many areas of interest.