My bf and I stayed for 5 nights in October 2021. The building is a wonderful, historical residential building within walking distance of a lovely market, Lund's and Byerly and fantastic restaurant Keys Cafe & Bakery. These are both a must! We bought groceries the first night and ate breakfast twice at the cafe.
The apartment is fully refurbished with modern touches and thoughtful amenities, including q-tips, tissues, coffee pods and first aid kit. The kitchen is well stocked for basic cooking, which is all we needed. Th entire unit was clean as a whistle! The bed is a comfortable memory foam (but not movement isolation) with amazingly soft sheets! So nice that I took note of the bedding brands and plan to buy for my home. The bathroom was also spotless with extra towels, great water pressure and plenty of hot water.
I use a white noise app regularly, but without it, the street noise and elevator sounds would likely keep some awake. The unit is 4 steps from the elevator. It's lovely to hear the street car chiming during the evening, but it and the car noises are present much of the time. The unit is close to the elevator, so you can hear the bell clearly. The ac/heat unit is loud, which was pleasing to me (white noise factor), but may be too loud for some. I enjoyed hearing a neighbor practice his trumpet (it was early evening only) and the views of the sunrise over the river were beautiful! The television is Roku with multiple streaming apps. It's a little too small to watch from the bed (a nit picky detail), but the sofa is comfortable!
I highly recommend reading all the check in/key retrieval instructions prior to arriving. I wish I would have paid closer attention to other reviewers regarding the confusion of key retrieval. Unfortunately, there were several (about 7?) emails sent in the 3 days prior to arrival and another 2 to 3 on the day of arrival that all had conflicting and contradictory information. Had I taken the time to read them more carefully in advance, I would have noticed this and been able to make a concerted effort to consolidate and organize the information. I realize this seems strange, but when you're on site, weary after a plane flight and trying to navigate multiple emails on your phone, it's frustrating. It really would have been a much more simple process to find the key box had there not been so many emails that have some of the information missing. Also, the parking garage attached to the building is convenient with plenty of spots, however we were overcharged on 2 days. This is obviously not the fault of the host, however head's up - do not pay at the pay station inside the building as instructions at garage indicate - pay as you exit or you will be charged twice. We paid inside the building at the pay station and when we tried to drive out, the ticket machine at the exit did not register our payment and required another payment to allow us to leave.
Overall, it was a lovely time. I'm giving less than a perfect review because of the check in process - based on other reviews with similar feedback, the process needs to be sorted. The noise level of the city is to be expected when one is staying downtown, but prepare for it (and the elevator noise) so there are no surprises.