I never write bad reviews on Airbnb (I'm nearly always pleased with the places we stay at) but this place REALLY missed the mark. PLEASE, if you're considering staying here, look elsewhere.
I really don't understand why this place has so many great reviews. The pictures make it look really nice, but the second we got there, we realized the apartment was far from what it was advertised as. First off, the surrounding area isn't very nice. There's one great taco place two blocks down but besides that it's really not walkable to anything, and you'll definitely need a car to do anything else. The building itself is rudimentary at best, and the apartment was way smaller than what it looks like. The photos also make it seem like the apartment gets a ton of natural light, which is anything but the truth. The tiny courtyard you can walk out onto from the living room is surrounded on all sides by walls, and a deck above, plus a tree which covers the top from being able to see the sky so it gets little to no light. It was pretty dark in there 24/7. The second we walked in, we were also hit with the strongest dog smell. Clearly this is either a dog-friendly apartment - which we were unaware of - or else someone had recently stayed with their dog without telling Heath. Either way, there was dog hair EVERYWHERE, including all over the bedsheets - no joke. I was so grossed out I immediately washed all of the bedding. The smell stayed the entire week. I also had a question about parking when we first got there, and messaged Heath on Airbnb. He failed to ever message me back, the entire week we were here. Clearly if you have a problem, you're on your own. And lastly, every morning we were woken up at 5am because of the neighbor above us, who sounded like they were sprinting and jumping up and down above our heads. It would last about 45 minutes. One morning s/he wasn't there, but they forgot to turn off their alarm, so we listened to their alarm go off for about an hour.
This place isn't absolutely abysmal - it had just enough dishes to get by and there's in-unit laundry - but simply put, you can get SO MUCH MORE bang for your buck elsewhere. My biggest regret is not going with one of the larger apartment complexes that include a fitness center, pool, balcony etc. for the SAME PRICE or cheaper!! This place should be advertised for what it is, and the price lowered. It's ridiculous to be charging this much for such a crappy stay.