I'm starting this review by stating that I did read other reviews prior to booking and figured, I won't be there a lot during the day, so how bad could it be? Bad. Very bad. If you have low expectations and perhaps are only staying one night, this is a budget-friendly option in a great neighborhood. Otherwise, spend the extra money to stay elsewhere (like I wish I had) and read on for more details.
Before I get into the details of the stay, I’ll first address the fact that with all the issues outlined below, I reached out to the host several times and he was completely unresponsive. I could have forgiven some of this had he been concerned with resolving the problems, but instead, I was simply left with silence.
My initial instinct was to call this place adequate for a short stay, but I had four nights ahead of me and my first impression was disappointing. The photos do not match the actual appearance of this place. When you enter you will notice a stained couch and chairs with holes and stuffing coming out.
In the bedrooms, there were absolutely no dressers. There were very few hangers in the closet. Sitting down on the bed, I sank deeply into it. Upon further investigation, I found that the bed slats were all falling off the bed frame from underneath the mattress. Thankfully this was an easy fix, but the bed only got worse when it was time to go to sleep. In pulling back the comforter, it was discovered that there was no top sheet. This was the case for both beds in the apartment and there was no additional set of sheets anywhere, even though the sofa is allegedly a sleeper, which would require additional sheets. Despite this, the mattress itself is fine and I got sufficient sleep.
Other reviews had mentioned poor wifi, which was of great concern to me because both of my travel companions would be working from "home" while I was attending a conference during the day. One of the first things we did upon arrival was check the connectivity. It seemed to be fine, which was a relief. However, after the first night, I woke up to find that my devices were no longer connected, and the network could not be found. I did message the host about this, and the bedding, but never received a response. As I had to leave for my conference, both travel companions, whose work relies on an internet connection, were left to tackle this on their own. They resourcefully figured out that the power was completely out on an entire wall in the apartment, so they moved the router to a different wall and that solved that problem. But with many things during this stay, that wasn't the end of this issue. Because of this power outage, one of the bedrooms was entirely without power for the remainder of the stay (3 more nights). There was thankfully an extension cord that we managed to stretch from one room in order to charge our phones (also used as flashlights) at night. We also had somewhat cool-ish fall weather, so we did not need to use the window a/c unit, otherwise it may have been miserably hot. I again messaged the host asking for a resolution, but this request went unanswered as well.
After checking out, I received what was clearly an auto-generated message from the host thanking me for a good stay and asking me to provide private feedback through DM and that a positive review would be appreciated. Had he actually read my previous messages he would have known that it was not a good stay and that I would not be leaving a positive review. It has been a week since I checked out and still haven't received any follow-up regarding my specific concerns. The only redeeming quality of this place is the location. If you are looking for local coffee shops, restaurants, bars, and easy access to downtown, this neighborhood is the right place to stay. Just don't stay at this particular rental.