We rented Shirley’s place on a whim to come to Nashville for the fireworks with our boys. Normally, when renting an Airbnb, I’m very thorough with reading previous guests’ reviews before choosing a place. This time I rented hurriedly due to the location on the river, and how little time we had. After renting the apartment, I spent some time reading the previous reviews and became a little nervous.
When we arrived we were super excited to put our stuff in the apartment, get ready, and head out. However, when we arrived the apartment had not yet been cleaned. The apartment was left in good condition from the previous renters, however, it needed new bedding, trash taken out, vacuumed, etc. I contacted Shirley, and she responded right away. She had a cleaner there and the apartment was cleaned thoroughly. However, since we had already brought our things in, and needed to get ready, we had to just sit and wait for an hour which is a little disappointing when you’re on a vacation.
The apartment is very well decorated, extremely comfortable, and in a great location to walk downtown. In the pictures it looked as if we’d have a wide view of the river, however, the view is somewhat limited due to the trees. The bed is very comfortable. I had read in the previous review that the pull out bed was uncomfortable, so we brought an air mattress for our children. The apartment is well stocked with everything you might need.
Since we were with our kids we had earlier nights. This is not conducive to this rental. You can hear every single footstep from the apartment above, and it is quite noisy. There was a sound machine that was placed in the bedroom that was very thoughtful and put to use. However, we were awake until the occupants above went out, and awakened again when they returned home. If you are planning on being out at night, this probably won’t be an issue.
We had some issues with the locking mechanism on the door. We were rushing out to get somewhere by 9 am and I had left our car keys inside. We could not get the door to open. I contacted Shirley, and once again, she was very responsive and helpful. After about 10 minutes my husband was able to get the door open. Shirley had called a locksmith, but fortunately we did not need him. It looks as if the door is cracked down the side and the locking mechanism might need looked at. Shirley was extremely accommodating and helpful.
In the stairwell leading up to the apartment on either side their were several wasps nests. We had to run to try and get through the stairwell up to the apartment as they would chase you up, and one dived at my husband’s head. I notified Shirley to let her know they might want to have maintenance address the issue as this is the only way to access the apartment.
There was plenty of covered parking and the neighborhood felt safe. I gave this rating an okay due to the cleanliness when we arrived, disruption in sleep, and the fact that the pictures showed a wide view of the river that is not able to be seen from the apartment. The issue with the cleaning is troubling because I read this also happened to a previous guest. I stay in Airbnb’s frequently, and have never had this experience.
This apartment is perfect for two people who are going out to have fun at night and are not on any type of schedule. The apartment is comfortable (especially the bed, it’s a really great mattress), and well stocked. The location is perfect, just enough out of downtown, but an easy walk or Uber. Shirley is very accessible and helpful. I wouldn’t recommend this for a family or someone who is on any type of tight schedule.