The front faces the heart of the boulevard and the back faces the lake. It was nice to walk out the front steps and be right amongst the town. Plenty of restaurants, pubs, and boutiques, healthy eateries, too. Walk down a bit and there are benches, chairs and swings facing the water. Fun to watch the sailboats and air gliders. There’s a playground and a public beach too. Lots of folks walking dogs and dogs seem to be welcome in most businesses. The backside of the apartment faces the water w/ the train tracks between the building and lake. Train only came by a few times a day and didn’t blow the horns at night. It’s not a deal breaker for this place - barely noticeable. The exterior of the building is extremely well lit. We found parking in the back to be easy. The door/lock was a little confusing in terms of how to lock it from the inside. But overall we felt safe. Very clean interior w/ basic necessities, natural light, newly renovated. We could hear the nightlife outside the window on the weekend, nothing horrible but also not silent if that’s what you prefer. The bed and bedding was the most comfortable I’ve ever experienced in my life (for real!!) .
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I’ve stayed in places where the host sends a message via the app - leading up to the sat or upon checking in as a welcome, or on the 2nd day just to make sure everything was going well, also before checkout to say thank you. This host answered a question I had about early check in (kindly granted) and a Q on the last day re: checkout. Otherwise we didn’t hear from her at all. This was ok - we are easy, although a message checking in with us at some point (we stayed 3 nights/4 days) would’ve been welcome. Thanks for having us - we would stay here again.