I really loved the inside of the unit, and extended my stay a few extra nights when I first saw it. It was clean, cute, and comfortable. However, this building is in the hood, so beware of that.
You do NOT want to be out after sunset, and even during the day you can expect to encounter mentally ill and drug addicted homeless people begging for money or screaming at the air. If you’re in the living room at night, you will hear people in the streets below cussing each other out. If you’re not familiar with Minneapolis, let me just say, avoid the Elliot Park/Ventura Village neighborhoods for extended stays. If you’re only going to be there a few nights, and don’t have a car to park, it can be a good stay for a low price.
The air conditioner and everything in the unit worked well, but I never received a key to the laundry room like the check-in instructions said I would, and I was told the washer in that building was broken when I asked. I had to go around the corner to a different entrance and use a code and go through a series of tunnels to wash my clothes, but the laundry was free.
The door handle on the outside of the unit repeatedly comes off if you turn it, so you have to shove it back on and just push the door open, which gets stuck sometimes. The lockbox doesn’t actually close at all. When I got to the apartment, the keys were just laying there. Now I know why.
When it was time for me to check out, I was sent instructions to throw out my trash. There was no recycling bin in the unit, so I put all my recyclables in a paper bag. I asked where to take them, and I got a reply that made no sense at all. After some back and forth, I finally understood I needed to go down the fire escape from three stories up to throw out my trash, then go back up the fire escape. There’s no other way in or out of the area where trash and recyclables are tossed because it’s locked up. So that was a bit inconvenient.
I will say that communication was very quick, every time I had a question someone responded right away—and they let me have an early check-in, which was a life saver with all my luggage. Again, the apartment itself is charming. I found the furniture comfortable, the exposed brick was stunning, and I had everything I needed. It was a nice little space to work, relax, and cook meals. It was conveniently located near downtown and the light rail. I enjoyed my stay, I just feel people unfamiliar with the surroundings should know what they’re getting.