I didn’t want to leave a review at all because I never leave negative reviews but I want to represent the place appropriately.
My first interaction with the upstairs tenants (parents of the AirBnB hosts) was them asking me to move my car while I was still unloading the vehicle. I was blocking a few inches of the drive way at the time but a car could have easily pulled into the driveway. To not cause a problem, I moved my car and just walked my items to the apartment. While carrying my items in, they pull into the same spot that I was in and block more of the driveway.
The next day I get numerous calls and text messages about my dogs being too loud. I was sent a video of someone storming down their laundry room steps making much more noise than my dogs were making. The laundry room is adjacent to the basement apartment. I tried to explain that it’s a new environment for the dogs and they are hearing new sounds. They are just curious. Keep in mind that the walls in that area are paper thin and you could hear every word of the conversations that they had while they were down there.
Then I get another slew of messages about how they were only expecting one dog but I had two. When in fact on my first messages to them before I even booked, I went into detail about the sizes and breeds of my pets.
Enough about the people; let’s talk about the apartment. The bed is comfortable. There is only one set of sheets so not good for long term stays but the sheets are soft. The pillows are nice as well and there are more than enough. The chairs at the island look nice but felt un-sturdy. The couch was nice and comfortable. The counter tops and cabinets are excellent quality. There is a cook top but only one burner was working. I expressed this to the landlord and requested a new one but it was never provided. The kitchen is good for perhaps breakfast but there are not enough utensils and such to prepare a real meal.
There is a thermostat but you are asked not to touch it as part of the check in process. It always read somewhere in the 70s but the basement was always cold. I think it must measure the temperature from the upstairs and certainly doesn’t measure the basement living space. There is no space heater or anything else to help heat up the area.
The bathroom shower head has good pressure and extra features that make showers a joy. The water is very hot and you never have to wait for the water to warm up. It’s almost instantly hot.
There were numerous roaches that I pictured on my first day arriving. They were the big roaches that are more know to go to damp areas than a “dirty” home. I guess that it is a basement apartment so this could be expected but they could have at least been cleaned up before I got there. The microwave is on top of the refrigerator and that wasn’t cleaned.
Overall the place wouldn’t be bad so a quick night or two. The area is quiet and is close to the metro. I would not recommend the home to anyone with pets and I would not recommend it for long term stays.