There are lots of reviews talking about all of the good aspects of this place, and I can affirm that these are true. But, I need to let everyone know the reason why my roommate and I moved out.
If you live in apartment 1, and you are female presenting, beware of Nahoum (I believe that’s how you spell his name.) He will be there until June, Anne said.
The last day we stayed there (the main reason why we moved out), this man was insanely forceful to my roommate and I at 1 a.m.
I want to preface this story by saying that up until this point we had had a completely normal housemate relationship. We’d chat when bumping into each other in the hall, and he seemed cool. We talked on the porch, he offered me a ride.
But, looks can be deceiving.
Long story short (and there’s so much more to this, I just don’t want to trigger anyone else who has gone through an experience like this in the past) that night, he kept harassing and manipulating us into going outside to smoke a cigarette with him, and when we refused he threatened to “drag us down the stairs” if he had to.
I know what a joke looks like. I am really good at empathizing and feeling how other people feel. What I felt was pure rage from him that night, and I was terrified what he would do to us if we came down the stairs with him.
Despite being absolutely scared out of my mind, I finally gained enough courage to put my foot down and tell him no. thank goodness he didn’t try to physically assault us in the kitchen that night, but the fear that he would in the future made me (and my roommate) sob uncontrollably from the privacy of our room.
What about the next time I go take a shower? Cook a meal? Have a virtual movie date with my boyfriend (which was what I was doing when the incident occurred)? Was the only space I could reside comfortably, hidden in a single room behind a triple-locked door?
This is a safety issue, not just for me and Skye, but for future tenants.
The good sides of this situation: Anne (like in most other situations) was very good at trying to accommodate our desires, and was quick to respond the next morning.
I should clarify this part too by saying that it was obvious from her texts to me that the main reason that she was so accommodating was because she wanted to get a good review to remain a super host. But hey, she was very cooperative so beggars can’t be choosers. At least she was willing to be helpful and take the time to make sure that we got everything we needed in order to get somewhere we felt comfortable, and I appreciate that with my whole heart.
We got a full refund from Air bnb for the nights we didn’t end up staying, she has been communicating with me to get a box I have shipped to her place back, and she offered to put us upstairs into a single bed room on the woman’s floor. She did everything that she could on her end.
Anyways, I’m telling you all this because I don’t want this to happen to someone else. I know this isn’t everyone’s experience with the place, and honestly I enjoyed a lot of factors about this place (I fell in love with the location, and the local restaurants and grocery stores etc. were great. Plus there’s a park right across the street.
But as a small, 5’4” 120 lb. burn victim woman, I need to have a home where I feel safe.
However, after he moves out, my roommate and I may come back. Who knows?