My cousin and I decided to take a pre-Christmas trip to Nashville and stayed at Nick's West Nashville studio apartment, along with my dog. Our impressions of the living space were substantially different, so I will try to incorporate both into my review. Personally, I thought the studio apartment was really nice and exceeded my expectations compared with the pictures I saw in the listing. The queen bed was comfortable and overall the studio was spacious. My cousin noted that the couch he slept on was also very comfortable. The bathroom was nice and tidy, and included some toiletries. We could easily access the WiFi network and utilize the television, which included Netflix and other streaming services. While the space was tidy and cozy, it could have benefitted from a more thorough cleaning. I drank tap water from one of the glasses and could tell from the foul taste that it hadn't been properly rinsed out. My cousin found some long straight hairs on the couch that he slept on (i.e., they could not have come from either of us); commented that the refrigerator was disgusting; and noted that the bathroom along with some surfaces and crevices around the apartment were quite dirty. Lastly, my cousin felt that the apartment was not sufficiently heated at night for the winter weather. I didn't make those same observations, but I think our standards for a clean Airbnb are different, and I also prefer my space to be cooler while I am sleeping.
Nick was mostly great. He timely relayed my check-in information (e.g., door passcode and wifi password) before we arrived for our stay; and offered suggestions for things to do in Nashville upon my request. Personally, I don't need or expect more from a host, so he was stellar in that regard.
My issue with Nick regards a pet fee that I was assessed two days into my stay. I do not object to the propriety of the fee, but to the timing. Nick contacted me saying that his dogs were going crazy hearing my dog and informed me that I would be charged a $25 pet fee. This was very confusing because I indicated in my reservation that 2 guests and 1 pet would be staying at the studio apartment. If there were any issues with my dog coming along or additional fees, this should have been settled prior to Nick confirming my booking, not during my trip.
Nick contends that the listing says to "please mention if you will be bringing any pets and there is no mention of it anywhere in the thread otherwise that would have been dealt with early on." He is correct that I did not indicate I would be bringing my dog in my correspondences with him. He is incorrect, however, in what his listing says. It states, "Please contact ahead if you plan to bring a pet." Frankly, that instruction is vague and I sincerely believed that indicating that my pet would be coming in my reservation was adequate.
I understand that Nick, in all likelihood, genuinely did not know that I would be bringing my dog, however, I gave him notice that I would be bringing a pet and do not appreciate having additional charges sprung up on me out of the blue (as I assume most people would feel). All in all, despite this miscommunication, my stay at Nick's studio apartment was great and I would give it a 4/5—in large part because of the miscommunication. My cousin, however, gave it a 2/5 because of the cleanliness issues, which is how I got to a 3/5 rating.
I hope this review helps anyone looking to book Nick's West Nashville studio apartment.