This to me felt more like an average apartment or side-of-the-highway hotel room than a luxury condo. There were a lot of small weird things that contributed to a so-so experience that I'll try to detail fairly:
- The condo is next to I5 and a few hundred feet from Pike St, but the street feels a lot more different and a bit sketchy, especially at night. If you approach from the other direction, it's definitely very sketchy. If you're in a car and driving up to the door, you're probably fine.
- There were clear drywall patches in some parts of the walls. The paint looked old and chipped in a number of places and on doors.
- The toilet was clogged when I arrived. Thankfully, it worked itself out after about 12 hours, but that was an unfortunate and inconvenient surprise. I will say, though, that my contact was responsive and definitely willing to call a handyman if needed. Communication was good throughout my stay.
- At first glance things look clean, but on closer inspection, it wasn't at all. The counter and table surfaces were mostly fine and not dusty, but the floor was dusty and had bits of dirt or crumbs or something. The white rug by the couch is actually off-color at this point and full of residue from previous guests. I definitely noticed some marks or residue on the linens and towels.
- I don't think those are real curtains. They were like thin pieces of linen that were stained, dirty, and wrinkled. There are additional zebra blinds, but they are not blackout, so the entire place is sunny and bright even when everything is drawn. Just something to note if you need it to be dark to sleep.
- The place got hot for some strange reason. I dont need it to be super cold to sleep, but I was getting too warm in the early mornings to stay asleep, even when the outside temperature was still in like the 50s or 60s. They had a standing air conditioner that's hooked to the outside via the window. I think this unfortunately let in (wildfire) smoke and other various fumes from outside. It also let in quite a bit of noise. But even if neither of those things were true, the unit was extremely loud even when operating on "Low" setting. I could hear it even when I put in earplugs.
- The water pressure of the shower was super low. This seems to be an issue with the showerhead(s) rather than the actual pipes, because I had no issue with the other faucets.
- The shower curtain actually wasn't even a real shower curtain. It was another one of those pieces of cloth I described earlier that was used on the windows, so it wasn't waterproof.
It's livable situation, even though it wasn't the most comfortable. Stuff definitely works and are usable for the most part, but I wouldn't say the quality (including that of the amenities) is as advertised.