Overall, there are more negatives than positives. When returning to the Twin Cities, I’d opt for a hotel versus this Airbnb. See below for details of the stay:
Negatives
— The bathroom door gets ‘stuck’ upon closing. It takes a considerable amount of force to re-open.
— The bed is not very comfy
— We found that Minneapolis is better than St. Paul in terms of overall tourist attraction. This location of this space is in St. Paul, which is not ideal
— Shower doesn’t stay warm - turns cold very quickly!
— Constant noises from upstairs neighbors (even during the ‘curfew’ hours of 10pm-8am; this was very annoying!)
— Stains on the comforter and ironing board upon arrival
—Locks
• August branded smart locks are found in the apartment as well as the main door
• Hosts do not allow for temporary sharing of smart key access - this would be very easy to do within the August app; however, they don’t seem to care…even after I asked about it (the answer they provided was confusing and irrelevant to the problem; I don’t believe the hosts understood the overall question)
• Instead, hosts left us ‘regular’ keys to fumble around with - inconvenient!
— Sink was semi clogged upon arrival (i.e., water takes ‘a while’ to go down the drain)
— Could not get the gas stove to work (also…who has a gas stove anymore?)
— Hallway smelled
— The outside looked concerning when we were sent pictures of it via the host 24 hours before our stay. ‘Old,’ ‘raggedy,’ and ‘rundown’ are terms that come to mind when looking at the outside of the rental space. We now know why there are no pictures of the outside in the advertisement
— When booking the reservation, we asked for recommendations of things to do in the Twin Cities but did not receive any suggestions.
— The thermostat is old; smart locks are present throughout the space, so one would think they’d also upgrade the thermostat
— Ironing board in the room is the smallest we’ve ever seen
Positives
— Hosts allowed early check-in
— The micro apartment itself did not smell (even though the hallway did)
— Although some stains were present, the space was tidy