I had to think about this review more than usual because in most important ways, this is a great place to stay. Lasata was super responsive, the apartment is in a great location in a friendly neighborhood and overall, the apartment was immaculately clean.
On the other hand, there were a number of issues - mostly minor but a couple that were more of a pain - which all put together took away from our stay:
- the memory foam mattress in the master br wasn’t comfortable for either of us; I know some people love them but I know a lot of people don’t, plus the bed in one of the back bedrooms was unusually firm, so I ended up sleeping in the daybed in the living room
- it was upsetting to have to be super careful about making noise with our footsteps yet we were woken up at 7 a.m. every morning by Lasata’s child running and jumping around; at the very least, more carpeting would help
- it was disturbing to find a couple of sharp shards of glass in the hallway, particularly since you can’t wear shoes in the apartment
- the clocks were too loud for me to sleep; I had to take them down and take the batteries out
- it would be really helpful to have hooks and an electrical outlet in the bathroom
- the overhead lights are really bright and not warm; lamps would be greatly appreciated
- it was really difficult to turn the upper lock on the front door; Lasata mentioned that this tends to happen in the winter, so it’s a known issue
- the front light was out the whole time we were there; admittedly, I didn’t mention it til near the end of the week but it’s really important to have it working; I had a difficult time finding the house for the first time
- it would be nice to have the furniture arranged so you can watch TV more easily in the living room