Unit 427 had major cleaning issues in the apartment complex.
The first thing we immediately do upon checking in is drop our bags off in the bedroom (was welcomed by an unpleasant smell upon entering the unit). But the first thing we notice in the bedroom was the end of the pillow that was sticking out of the pillow case. The pillow was extremely dingy and dirty looking. Being a pillow, which is cheap, it should have been thrown away long ago. We did find extra pillows in the closet which appeared to be clean.
The smell - As soon as we walked in we were hit with what seemed to be a musty smoke smell. This was very unpleasant as myself or my wife do not smoke. If I had to guess the smell has soaked into the carpet and carpet pad of the bedroom.
The baseboard in the unit is just the simple square board. This style of trim really allows dust to collect if it is not cleaned, and in this unit I would guess the baseboard has not been cleaned in over a year. A simple 5 minutes of cleaning by the cleaning crew could easily address this each time the unit is cleaned, after the baseboard is deep cleaned.
Like the pillow and baseboard, the blinds were extremely dirty and dingy on the bottom portion. They do not appeared to have ever been cleaned. With them being white, the dirtiness really sticks out.
Corners of walls throughout the unit had cobwebs in them, further showing the lack of cleaning in the unit.
The unit desperately needs to be repainted. It has not been painted in a long long time, at least a legitimate paint job. Not a one coat wonder that was attempted on the entryway door (one coat of white over a previously dark or black door does not work). Some of the baseboard has been rubbed down through the paint to the wood. Sections of the white shelving are extremely discolored and dingy. The presentation of the room based on the current condition makes it seems like the owner does not truly care about how it looks.
The ceiling fan in the living room is missing the globe.
If it hadn’t been an issue to find a different place to stay, we would had left.
The lone positive of this building is the location. All of the issues with this unit could easily be addressed by improving the cleaning procedures and doing basic routine maintenance. Based on the current condition, I could not recommend this room to anyone. The pictures are quite deceiving.