TL;DR. Great hosts who are involved, amazing location centrally located in the city of Dallas, great choice for pet owners, and would recommend.
**Staying in this unit was 2 remote workers with a cat during a 2 month stay**
Pros:
- Matt and his wife were AMAZING, they are friendly and respectful. Myself and my roommate are both remote workers and needed an extra desk brought in, they were very accommodating of this request. We had a small kitten with us, which they had no issue with us bringing. We received a nice gift basket which included a small toy for the kitten too. Any time we had issues with the place, at one point losing power, they were fast to respond to our messages and get things sorted in a timely manner. They were very communicative on whenever they needed access to the unit, and we never felt blind sided about them showing up. If you get a chance to talk with Matt, he is funny and has great stories to share.
- We loved the location of the airbnb in relation to the sights. It is a short drive from all the touristy places and food havens you are looking for. Because of the location, we were able to take local roads during high traffic times which still kept the commute short when checking out the sights.
- We did not have any issues with parking. There are 4 spots in the back, and plenty of space out front for street parking.
- For the most part, you cannot hear the people in the other units (you can hear dogs barking if and when it happens).
- There are gas heaters and window air conditioners which don’t have any issues keeping the place at the desired temperature. Both work great for their purposes, when we arrived it was hot and we used the air conditioners. By the end of the trip we had 3 weeks of Texas “winter” weather and made use of the heaters during the early mornings. Plus there are cozy blankets to use while sitting in the living room and the beds have and array of blankets with various thickness to find the perfect combination for you to stay warm at night.
Cons:
(No place will be without it’s flaws, they still deserve the 5 stars!!!)
- Our biggest challenge was the wifi. The connection speeds are slow to put it lightly, and as remote workers we had our fill of connectivity slow downs which at times couldn’t support connecting to our work vpn. If you are staying in the smaller back bedroom or using the bathroom then you will not be able to connect to wifi most of the time. We were constantly using data on our phones. We had a ps4 that we used to stream our live tv and youtube but at times the internet could not support streaming on the tv.
- There is one washer/dryer for the entire building. We were there at the same time as a family of 6 staying in another unit and the washer and dryers were constantly in use. We were definitely trying to get our laundry done as early and quick as we could.
Minor things to take note of:
- The tv has built-in chromecast.
- The unit doesn’t not have a water filter, and the tap wasn’t very tasty in our opinion. Be prepared to bring water bottles with you or prepare for the tap not being the greatest. There are ice trays however.
- The smaller back of the house bedroom does not have any drawer space. So you’ll be literally living out of your suitcase, or it will be best for long term stayers to bring plastic drawers set with you. The front of the house bedroom is spacious and has plenty of storage available.
- The windows are painted shut so if you are looking for fresh air, then you’ll have to take a walk around the block.
- The kitchen is small, so if you live to cook like us then it definitely feel cramped. BUT if you’re the take out and reheat type, then this kitchen has everything you need. There is no pantry but we had no issue using the basket above the fridge and the cabinets to store our foods, note that pantry space wouldn’t be a concern for anyone staying short term. The water kettle and Kurig were used daily by us.
- Everyone has the code to the first floor exterior door that leads to the entrance on the second floor for this airbnb unit and exterior door was often left unlocked from other people using it to access the washer and dryer.