Dominic’s place is located in a really great area and it’s clean. The beds were fine, and the bathrooms spotless. We were there for a concert at Dickies Arena, and it was so close so that was a plus. It was also in walking distance of many great restaurants and a target.
We did have issues with the sound from the street at night, not his fault, but he is right by a very noisy street and we were woken up multiple times during the night to cars driving by, and also music and the neighbors walking (or it sounded like stomping around). There are also only wooden blinds on the wall, so the lights from the street kept the rooms brighter than I am used to, so the light combined with the noise made it hard to sleep.
We also were very stressed about the noise levels. There were three of us that stayed there, but we were so worried about being loud because of the decimal sound plug-in, especially when we were supposed to be coming back from the concert. We aren’t loud people, but it definitely stressed us out. We don’t know what he considered to be too loud.
The last critique I will say is that the apartment is very sparse. One TV, only small plates, and 4 towels provided for 3 girls (one who is on the bigger side and the towel barely covered her body). As someone who uses two towels when I shower (hair towel/body towel) this was a bummer. We also discovered that when we were looking for the bedding to the pullout bed, it was in a bag that said it was only for guests who had been pre-approved for 5/6 guests. This once again added unnecessary stress because there was 3 of us who did not want to share a bed, why advertise 3
beds when you don’t want someone using them? I did message Dominic and he allowed us use of the bed, but what if we had gotten in late and he didn’t see my message until we woke up?
While I understand having to be careful with your space since you don’t know who you are renting it to, the threat of all the extra fees we could acquire ($400+) made the whole stay just a little stressful.
I will say, to be fully transparent, he did inform me of the noise violation when we booked, but I guess I just didn’t think about logistics with returning from the concert until later. We also returned late from the concert and ended up leaving before our
stay was over because of bad weather that was moving in. I was worried our hurried packing was going to be loud.
I probably would not stay here again, but I think if you’re there for a short trip, and you don’t care about amenities, and you’re a quiet person, this apartment gets the job done. Dominic was pretty quick in his replies, he gave very clear check-I’m instructions and the location is truly hard to beat. A lot of my issues are out of Dominic’s hands (noise/light from the street, my own anxiety about getting fined), so I wouldn’t not suggest this place to someone else, just make them aware of what they are getting when they stay there.