Let me start off by saying the space is beautiful. My husband and I wanted an alternative to a small cramped hotel room, and this was a lovely roomy space for two people. The living room was nice to sit in and enjoy TV while we weren’t out exploring Nashville, and the whole space was clean and bright. Also we loved the graffiti wall in the bedroom - my husband is an artist so we gravitated towards that. The location of this apartment is a little out of the way of things which we didn’t realize, but that wound up being kind of nice keeping away from other crowds and tourists. And it seems the Ubers are familiar with the building, so it was easy and fast enough to get around to all other areas of Nashville. However, there isn’t much around this property other than a convenience store and a Zaxbys chicken, so nothing was really walking distance which was a bummer. This property is in midtown, in a very medical area. We had to Uber elsewhere for pretty much everything. But the hospital was really close - should you have had an emergency.
Here however are the cons of this space:
1. While the open beam ceiling is very aesthetically cool, it’s not functional. It needs to be sealed and insulated, because you can hear EVERYTHING going on above you. And this building seems to be a very active spot for other Airbnb renters, so we had clomping boots stomping above our heads a few nights.
2. The walls aren’t very thick either - we could hear everything in the unit next door - which half way through our trip was definitely a group of bachelorette girls that that thought it was okay to blast music and shout until 1:30am one night.
3. The hot water was not very hot for long. You got about 5-10mins of a hot shower, until it then went lukewarm.
4. There was no iron in the apartment, despite that being on the listing. We couldn’t iron our dressier clothes for dinners. Which isn’t a big issue, but still annoying. If you list that there is an iron, there should be one. Had we known we would have packed differently.
5. The mattress really was uncomfortable. I understand it’s a rental property - but you should really invest in a better mattress for guests. My neck and back are so sore.
6. The original building code we were given did not work. Thank goodness someone was coming into the building when we initially arrived and was able to give us a different code, but if they weren’t we would have been stranded outside with our luggage for I don’t know how long.
7. Our request to check in just an hour earlier was denied, and I asked well over a week in advance. But wasn’t told until the morning of our visit that the request was denied. So my husband and I had to wait around in a bar for two hours and shlep our luggage around until a 4pm check in. We were told the cleaning staff needed time to clean. If check out is at 10am - I truly can’t understand how you would need 6 hours to clean the space. If you want to check in early - don’t bother asking. It’s going to be a no.
Overall, our stay was okay, but I don’t think I’d be staying at this property again.