Melissa’s apartment was just as I expected. It’s in a great location and it’s nice to have a place to yourself for a reasonable price.
Like I said, the location is fantastic: close to the freeway, close to the lake, and walking distance to restaurants, coffee shops, and grocery and drug stores.
Street parking only, you have to download an app to use the Pay and Park spaces. But finding a spot that didn’t cost anything wasn’t hard although you might have to walk a couple of blocks.
The apartment itself had almost everything you needed for a comfortable stay. The decor is pretty basic. The bed and couch were comfortable enough (the bed was a bit too firm for me but I got used to it). The kitchen was small, not meant to make anything extravagant. I do suggest Melissa gets more silverware, cutting knives, and dish ware. I got tired of having to wash my dishes so often because I would run out of clean ones! The carpet could use a good shampoo. The bathroom was clean, had great water pressure, and nice hot water.
Melissa was a good host. She was a bit late when I was checking in. They were still making the bed and everything. Melissa was pretty quick to resolve any issues. For example, she brought over a French press when asked about a coffee maker within the same day. She was helpful in showing me where to throw out garbage and recyclables and where the laundry was (it’s in the basement and is coin-op). I asked her for a mail key and she provided me with one, but it didn’t work. This took about a week to resolve, longer than I hoped it would. I think she gets busy because she has multiple properties she looks over. It wasn’t a huge issue, just one to note.
All in all, I would stay here again but maybe no more than a week. It’s a great place to stay if you’ll be out exploring for most of the day, aren’t concerned with aesthetics, and don’t like cooking your own meals.