The location of the apartment is great - walking distance to everything. There is also a nice roof deck but we didn’t have a chance to use it. However, central location also means parking issues - you are not allowed to park in the driveway, and street parking is limited to 1-2 hours during the day and is generally difficult to find, including at the public parking lot, at least during the major holiday weekend (Labor Day weekend in our case).
Whilst the apartment has a lot of potential, it also needs work. Most of the furniture has stains on it, which is extremely unattractive. Examples include the couch, table mats, breakfast bar stools, bed comforter. No shower gel or shampoo/conditioner were provided, which we’ve never encountered before. The bed was too soft and uncomfortable. Overall, it did not feel like much care was put into the apartment and the host seems to be riding purely on the location, which alone generates a lot of interest (there were guests immediately before and after us).
I’d like to add a separate comment about the host. Whilst he has been very responsive during the check-in process, his reaction to some private feedback really has taken me and my husband aback. We sent him private comments re: the stains and some other improvements that could be made, to which he told me that I should stay in Vanderbilt hotel across the street next time. He then continued pestering me saying that an Airbnb is not a hotel and is someone’s home. However, when we pay nearly $600 for two nights, we expect a certain level of comfort and cleanliness, as well as a normal calm reaction to constructive feedback, all of which were lacking. We’ve stayed in many Airbnbs in the US and globally and it was the first experience of this sort.