Allison's apartment is very charming and located in a great neighborhood. It is right across the street from the lake so walking and bike riding were easy. We usually started our day with a walk to Rustica for coffee and pastries-what a treat!
As mentioned in a previous post, there is smoking in the building-although not in the apartment. It seems that people smoke in the common spaces of the building, including the halls and right outside the windows of the apartment. Generally while in the apartment the smoke smell wasn't too bad.
The walls are thin so there is a lot of noise throughout the night. My daughter lives close by so we borrowed some of her fans and slept well the nights we had her fans.
Possibly my biggest concern is that the security/fire door to the garage is always propped open. Exhaust and gas fumes were strong in the stairwell. While staying there I shut the door frequently but it would be fully propped open shortly after. Someone was working on their car in the garage over the weekend we were there and the stairwell reeked - imagine someone working on a car in a closed garage-maybe they were using the stairwell for ventilation?
The unit itself is in a very nice location and Allison's apartment is super cute. The beds were mediocre and the linens are not high quality giving an over all feel of staying in a (fashionable) college student's apartment.