I needed an apartment for a summer internship, and with the budget I had, an Airbnb seemed to be a good bet. This listing seemed to have all the things I was looking for, a good neighborhood, relatively close to the subway (about a 15-20 minute walk to the A-C), and an overall nice-looking living space. One other thing which was stressed in the rules listed on Airbnb and part of the contract I had to sign was the emphasis on 'healthy living,' meaning as they described it, discouraging drinking and no smoking anywhere on the premise. This was important to me because due to family health issues, living in a no-smoking environment was essential, and was one of the main reasons I chose this one.
Move-in was pretty easy. When I got to the Airbnb, the house leader and one of my roommates were there and they seemed nice. Later that evening, the other roommate came back and all seemed good. Now here is where the issues came in:
1. The internet I was told to use was absolutely terrible. It took 2 hours to connect and then I couldn't get through a 15-minute Youtube video. Since my internship was hybrid, meaning some days I would be working from my apartment, having good internet was really important.
2. In the evening, one of the roommates was in the main common area of my apartment was smoking weed. Also during my move-in with the house leader there, an ashtray was on the coffee table. As stated before, living in this environment would not be good for my health so the next day I left, being in contact with the house leader as well as Alex and Vlada. In the end, both of them were siding with the roommate who was in direct violation of their policies. I ended up scrambling to find a new location and was able to do some before any alternatives were provided by Alex and Vlada.
This apartment is part of the Outpost Club group, so for future potential guests be mindful of what this group did for my situation.