The apartment is beautiful. It looks exactly like the pictures but here are some things that made my stay unpleasant.
- Air conditioner: it was on when I arrived which was great I was greeted by a cool welcoming beautiful space. However, it’s an old ac so it louder than the two I have at home. A loud ac unit isn’t a big deal normally. Until night when I was sleeping unaware that the ac was on energy saving mode. So the ac fan turned off and on (very frequently and very loudly) through the night . It’s wasn’t until 4am, after several failed attempts to sleep through it I dragged myself out of bed to change the settings. Once I changed the settings. It was fine, but it took me another hour to go back to sleep. Then….
- construction: Now before I arrive she did tell me that there was construction around neighborhood the might make it difficult to park. I didn’t know that the construction was in front of her apartment and that it would mess with my sleep. Construction was so loud it woke me up at 7am. Now that isn’t her fault. However, It would have been nice to know about the construction prior to booking the stay . She mentioned street noise… yeah it’s the city I expect that. Construction isn’t what I consider to be street noise.
- cleanliness; I found dust and crumbs on the tables that made very nervous that the apartment wasn’t properly cleaned prior to my stay. It made me fearful of the bed lining. I wasn’t sure if the lining had been changed but through farther inspection the sheets looked okay. She even provided extras. Although there was no real blanket provided just one small throw.
- No towels or wash cloths ; Now she didn’t list that she offered that. I kind of assumed that she did because I have never been to an Airbnb listing that didn’t offer it. I didn’t bring my own because I assumed it was available. Not her fault, but it was just something I wish I knew before booking.
-projector; I was really excited to use the projector and that just did not go well for me. I could not prop the projector up on the right amount of books to make the picture show up properly on the screen. I ended up scrapping the idea and just watching my movie on my laptop.
One a good note. The apartment is nice and the area is nice. Restaurants and coffee shops everywhere. Bee is very responsive and kind . She was very accommodating when I asked if I could arrive earlier. I like her , which is why I feel bad that my review isn’t more glowing. She even offered a discount on a future stay for my troubles. However, I personally wouldn’t stay again, it left a bad taste in my mouth.