Our stay was a mix of good and bad. The location was great, the apartment looked just like its listing. The beds were comfy and the apartment was quirky cute.
However, the bad can be divided into three main issues:
1. It was FREEZING. Because the living room and bedroom have big glass sliding doors, the cold penetrated right through. We couldn’t sleep in the bedroom and had to sleep on the couch because we could see our breath. We slept fully dressed and our two companions even wore coats because there weren’t any additional blankets besides a thin cover on each bed. The heater was under the super’s control, so it would turn on for 5 minutes at a time and then shut off for an hour. Needless to say, we spent NO time in the apartment. Even as Canadians, it was too cold inside. Sleep was not pleasant.
2. Right under the edge of the carpet in the upper loft was a USED CONDOM. We didn’t notice it until I crawled up to the loft and my knee stuck to the floor. I reached for whatever had snagged on my leggings... and held up the culprit: a used condom. I understand that things happen, that maybe Nicole didn’t see it when cleaning, but the fact that I stuck my fingers IN someone’s used condom, likely a previous guest, was very nauseating and made me question the cleanliness of this Airbnb. Many of the dishes had a lot of food debris on them, numerous pillows had no pillow cases, and when we vacuumed at the end of our stay, we picked up a LOT of dirt we hadn’t brought in. I’m pretty lenient on host cleanliness as long as the sheets/pillowcases are washed, but there wasn’t even a sheet separating our bodies from the main cover blanket. I really, really hope it was washed between guests.
3. Upon leaving, the place we were supposed to drop off the keys was closed. We had to go back to the apartment with all our luggage and leave them in the apartment. Again, we understand that this can happen, but we suggest a better system than a key exchange at a location with select hours. It’s also not too easy to find from the street.
Overall, the apartment was in a great location and check-in was easy, but I recommend more thorough cleaning and finding a way to fix the heating ASAP for the winter.