Hi! I want to start off by saying the family living above the unit was super sweet and it was a lovely home. However, there were some issues and honest, some misrepresentation of the space. Here’s my feedback:
Pros:
-the place was clean, cozy, and nicely decorated
- ample space and appliances for a short or long stay
- relatively close to plenty of great food and shopping in Ballard, about a $10 Uber ride down to Ballard Blocks
-very sweet hosts
Cons:
- paper-thin walls/interior doors/ceiling (I could hear EVERYTHING in the host home, starting from VERY early in the morning. The description mentioned the occasional noise, but that is a serious misrepresentation of how loud and constant it was. There’s about an inch gap under one of the interior doors that separates the rental from the home, so it really is like just being in the next room, NOT a separate unit. People should know this when deciding whether to book.)
- tiny steps throughout the space are not marked in any way. I tripped on every one of them when first walking through, as did my 4 year old niece when she came in. They just need some kind of sign or something g to let people know there’s a 3” step coming that blends in with the ground.
- a fuse blew and it took hours to get the breaker switched back on. Because the ad specifically states to go through the Vacasa site for any issues, I avoided going directly to the owner upstairs. I would have if I’d known how long it would take for such a simple fix. This particular breaker was for the entire kitchen, so I couldn’t cook dinner and thought I’d have to end up throwing out my refrigerated items. At about 9pm the power finally came back on. Then even later I was informed I couldn’t run the wall heater and the microwave at the same time or the fuse would continue to blow. It would have been nice if anyone with Vacasa had told me that. Also, I had no idea there was HEAT running, as it was over 80 outside and I definitely did not turn on the heat. But above all that, that needs to be fixed. You should not have two things renters can use on the same fuse if that fuse can’t handle it. Lots of liability there for the owner, and completely unreasonable for renters to have to make sure one is off to run the other.
Overall it was a nice, but noisy and kind of trying place to stay. I wouldn’t rent here again mostly due to the safety issues, though again, the host and her kiddos were very sweet.