We stayed at Bruce’s for about a week and a half. We chose this place because of the weekly discount offered, our own kitchen in the unit and the cleanliness mentioned in all the reviews.
I wanna highlight those details and saying they were really awesome to have accessible during our stay. The kitchen was stocked with dishes, cups, utensils as well as cooking utensils and pots. We got items from Eataly one day and saved money by coming home and cooking some pasta for dinner! The kitchen had a few spices and basics such as rice, quinoa, honey, tea, coffee keurig pods etc. Again, these details were appreciated and a huge plus! The bathroom is pretty small and hard to have more than one person in at a time but was pretty spotless despite the slight mildew smell we noticed when first getting in our studio. The hot water was consistent each day we were here too! The bed was very comfortable and we slept like babies, when we were actually able to sleep. With that being said, there were also a few downsides to our stay. Almost every night, we were either kept up at night or woken up by other really loud guests above us. Bruce was informed about this several times and was kind enough to go out of his way to apologize for the inconvenience in person. We realize this happening was somewhat out of his control as he didn’t live on the premises but he did at least say something to each of the guests we had complaints about. One night we had to go up to the other guests ourselves in the middle of the night and say something to them or bang on the ceiling to get them to quiet down around anywhere from 1-6am almost daily. One thing I wanted to note that wasn’t a huge deal at all was the large plates in the cupboard don’t fit in the microwave. The bathroom mirror that was shown doesn't light up like in the photos which made it a bit harder to do makeup in the morning but again wasn’t a big deal. It is in a basement so be mindful there isn’t natural light in the bathroom itself, there’s plenty in the main space however. The only other issue we had while here were the bugs that came in from the outside windows, some ants, spiders and moths but after all it is a basement. Bruce even allowed us to store our bags in a secure space during the day of checkout and it really made life a lot easier for us. He also was sweet enough to give us a few water bottles when we ran out late at night. We would definitely stay here at Bruce’s again but next time we will bring earplugs and most likely stay on the top floor. Thanks again for your help and hospitality, Bruce!