This is a big place in a great location. I rarely give 3 stars but a few things detracted from our trip. The biggest problem is there was a construction project on the building exterior. I woke up to a worker on a scaffold scraping our bedroom windowsill. His face was 6 inches from the window. We made eye contact through the blinds. He could have seen us in bed. And the scraping noise was really loud and continued all day. This happened on 2 of our 3 days.
We couldn’t use the balcony because construction dust kept blowing in every time we opened the door. The owner could have given us some warning about this but didn’t. This is a major project on the entire building exterior with forklifts driving through the garage. There is no way the owner did not know about it.
A few other problems:
The carpet was improperly installed so the tacks stick through at the thresholds and kept pricking our feet. The checkin is a hassle and the instructions have an error (do not use them if they still say turn right after 1231. That leads to a dead end. It’s 1221 that you want). Also you have to walk all the way up get a key then walk all the way back down to the street to let your car in. And there are just some details that show a lack of care: burn marks on the bedroom door. Wet bedding in the dryer. And though I appreciated the three 50 cent packets of oatmeal left as a snack, this isn’t really in line with the normal Airbnb experience at this price. Seems like this was once a party pad and had been through some rough times.
That said. It’s a great location and with a little more owner care and up front honesty about the experience it could be a good place. The owner was also very communicative when we had an issue with the AC and sent maintenance the next morning to fix it.