Rosa was a great host. Very communicative and accommodating to our requests and very responsive to all of our questions.
Her place is beautiful inside. The instructions she gave were spot on and helpful. The beds are comfy, the coffee was great, and the washer/dryer was a great bonus. We appreciated the extras like swim towels and board games. Overall our stay there was enjoyable and we felt safe there despite our initial impressions.
We were a bit unsure about the place upon arrival. We got there late in the evening (10ish) and there were a couple of guys outside sanding down a car to prep it for painting (I don’t think this is a normal occurrence though). A couple of the surrounding complexes (a block or two away) looked a bit slumish and the outside garbage which is about 10-15 yrds away the unit was full and smelled a bit. So our initial impression was that the place was a little sketchy and might not be safe for our family of 5 (son 17, daughter 12, puppy 1.5).
However, when we got into the unit, we were put at ease. The place is beautiful. Very nice decorative touches. And having a washer/dryer available was a huge plus! There is also an outside-facing camera (like a Ring doorbell) and there is a police station right across the street from the complex’s entry gate. And the outside garbage bin was emptied the next day (I think).
We were there for 4 nights and my husband was able to speak to some of the neighbors who were all cool people. We ended up feeling safe to have our daughter walk the dog and leave the kids by themselves for a couple of hours while running errands before they got up in the morning.
The only other thing I will mention is that there are some things that you have to understand that are out of the host’s control - neighbors (who all turned out to be cool), and bugs (with the proximity of the outside garbage bin being nearby). Don’t get me wrong, the unit was clean and they do spray but you can’t control the cleanliness of neighboring units so some stragglers may be present. We only saw a few.
Again, overall Rosa is a great host, the place was clean, and our stay was enjoyable!