We have rented apartments a dozen or so times over the last few years with good results, so we know what to expect. Gene was more responsive than anyone we had ever dealt with. He replied to our inquiries within minutes. Check in and checkout could not have been easier and he was flexible and met us late due to our flight arrival time.
The apartment location is good, with about a 7 minute walk to the train. There were adequate deli’s nearby and a grocery store is about 2 blocks away. The apartment size is good for two people, but was pretty tight for the four of us. The queen bed was comfortable, the futon and couch were quite uncomfortable. There is quite a bit of street noise which was hard for us to get used to. Our last night, they had a holiday block party that was still going strong at 5:30am when we left for the airport - if you can’t sleep with nearly constant stereos blaring, dogs barking, yelling, squeaky floors and sirens, then maybe try somewhere else.
We did not use anything in the kitchen, but it appeared to have everything advertised. There was only one air conditioner which cooled off the living room nicely, but the a/c advertised to be in the bedroom was missing. There was a window fan, but it was too small to pull cool air from the living room into the bedroom, so it was uncomfortably hot. The bathroom is small, but manageable. It hadn’t been cleaned in some time as there was a significant amount of mold in the shower.
If the a/c and cleaning issues would be resolved, then I could recommend this place for two people, who are heavy sleepers. Even though Gene was helpful and polite, his apartment needs some work for us to recommend it, especially for a group of four.