We spent two nights at Arefs beautiful place. Here are some of the pros and cons.
Pro’s-
1. Beautifully and smartly decorated space. The kitchen was fully stocked with all the cups, plates and utensils you could need as well as pots and pans in case you wanted to prepare a meal. The host even provided teas, coffee, sugar, honey, olive oil, salt and pepper.
2. The bathroom was beautiful and had all the towels and toiletries you could need including lotion, body wash, shampoo and conditioner. There were even cotton swabs and q tips above the sink. Wonderful touch.
3. Fantastic location near downtown. Close to many amenities including restaurants and cafes.
4. Easy self check in with code assigned to the door. Happy to not have to keep track of a key.
5. Assigned parking space made it easy to go in and out without worrying about looking for parking. As a New Yorker, assigned parking spaces are a luxury!
6. Television in the living room made it easy to access all of the streaming apps we would use at home.
7. Well lit space with huge windows that let loads of natural light in during the day.
8. Comfortable bed.
Con’s
1. We needed an iron and there was no iron to be found in the space.
2. The apartment is not sufficiently heated and the windows allow a draft into all areas of the space. We found no way to heat the apartment and had to deal with the extreme cold throughout the day and at night. We were unlucky since we stayed during a particularly cold Halloween weekend.
3. The bathroom door doesn’t latch properly so it won’t stay closed. It opens and hits your knees or the toilet if you aren’t sitting there.
4. The living area was quite dusty.
5. We were not aware that there would be extensive construction noise below us which started early Monday morning and made our last morning unenjoyable. I wish we were given a heads up.
6. The host was unresponsive leading up to and during our stay. We even left a voicemail that went u answered.