I’m honestly surprised that this place has such high ratings. It’s cute and close to most of the places we ended up going to but it didn’t feel clean which during COVID didn’t exactly make me feel comfortable in this space.
I wasn’t going to mention this in the review because it didn’t really bother me at the time or impact the plans we had all that much, but twenty minutes before check in I were told the cleaner was running behind. We were told they’d be done around 4:15; no problem, not that much later than check in anyway. I’m mentioning it now because there were so many things that were just pretty dirty.
Things like air vents and baseboards were extremely dusty. I understand that these aren’t “high touch” surfaces like a doorknob or sink knob but the fact that they looked like they hadn’t been cleaned in weeks made me look a lot closer at other areas.
The top of the toilet and built in shelves in the shower were dusty. The white bathmat was dingy and looked like it hadn’t been washed before our stay. The two bath towels both had lots of threads coming out and just didn’t seem clean so my partner and I ended up making a late night trip to Target to pick up new ones. The rug in the living room was dingy as well. And I understand things like bathmats and area rugs, especially white ones, can become a bit worn overtime but it’s just not a good look when they don’t actually feel clean and it’s in a guest area.
There is a train super close which with earplugs at night didn’t bother me but really bothered my partner. Just something to be aware of if you’re a light sleeper or don’t like loud sounds.
Lastly, I will say I can see from previous reviews that this place has been very clean before so I want to just chalk the issues up to having a new cleaner or not having a consistent cleaner so wouldn’t want this review to stop anyone from staying there, especially if you plan to spend time on Magnolia or Downtown.