GHETTO is the accurate description of this place. We left and did not even stay a night.
It is in a very bad part of the neighborhood. We turned onto the small crowded one-way street and immediately we see people sitting out in lawn chairs in front of the buildings, and shady looking people hanging out in street corners or sitting on their window sills of their apartments watching us. We immediately rushed into the apartment.
In the apartment, the first thing I noticed is that the chain lock for the door is broken, as if someone had forced their way in. I look around and find that there are cleaning products scattered thought the kitchen cabinet where little kids could access. Do not count on using the bunk beds you see in the photos; they wobble and are not safe for anyone to sleep on the top bunk. The kitchen is poorly stocked. We, a family of 5, used Air B&B because we needed a kitchen to cook. There were only two small pots. Both of which when I took out of the cabinet and removed their lids had water in them. Not sure where the water came from or how long it has been there, but it was nasty. Utensils was a few forks and spoons thrown in a drawer, not even in utensil bin, just in a small pile. Its as if the host (if you can call him that) just threw in two small pots and hand full of utensils so he could check the box to say the kitchen is stocked. This place is on the first floor (can easily be broken into) of a three-story building and there are stairs that lead down to the room with the two beds in the basement. It is not wheelchair accessible and not recommend for anyone who has a hard time walking (e.g. elderly). Also, the stairs are adjacent to the living room and there is not door to close it off so kids/toddlers could easily fall down the stairs. The bedroom with the two beds down in the basement had two windows that were facing the walkway between the building and had no curtains covering them. Anyone can come down the walkway and peek through while you sleep or find out what you have in the room.
Despite the poor conditions of the place we thought we would at least give it a shot. We made a shopping list for groceries (altered because there were only two small pots and no cooking utensils) and went to the store. As we were leaving, I notice someone intently watching us from a window of the building next door. The whole time we were at the store I kept think that we were going to come back to find the place broken into and our things stolen. When we did get back, the poor conditions of the neighborhood had only gotten worst. The one-way street was now fully packed with cars on both sides and there were even more shady looking people throughout the street. Even worst, someone had parked their car in front of the driveway so we could not park. I dropped of my family and drove around trying to find a parking spot and ended up three blocks away, meaning that I would have had to walk back three blocks at night to the apartment through a very bad neighborhood at night with shady people everywhere. Even if I could have parked in the parking space, what is to say that we would not wake up each morning to find our car blocked off. Then what, we would be stuck in the house all day? I immediately picked up my family and we checked into a nearby hotel. I contacted Ed, who hid behind refund policies (no surprise) and said he is not responsible for what the neighbors are doing. He is absolutely useless.
Here is a case in which the host has purchased a rental property in a bad area he is mostly like not willing to live in himself as he knows it is not safe, but is willing to rent out to unsuspecting travelers. This guy has no regard for the safety or wellbeing of others. He baits you into booking his place (which he falsely calls “gorgeous” in the add) and hides behind refund policies as he knows how bad it is. Ed is GREEDY.