The only thing ideal about this place is the location; near lots of restaurants and shops. However, the place itself is not what is advertised.
1- Needs a thorough cleaning. It's an old place so I can understand that it will never have a new clean feeling but cobb webs on 'clean' dishes is unacceptable.
2 - The heat barely works. This is critical for any place in Minnesota. My 5 year old had to dress in layers and got a terrible cold during our stay.
3 - There was a gas leak while we were there. We returned back to the apartment and we smelled a strong natural gas smell. I called Brenda and she said a "plumber" was fixing the dryer. The plumber turned out to be her brother that lives in the basement. Brenda assured us that everything was fixed but we could still smell the odor with all the windows open. I told Brenda that she needs to call the gas company and she said, "I know everything is fine as this has happened before but I will call the gas company just to ease your concerns". Well, turns out there was a leak and if we wouldn't have been persistent about Brenda calling this could have been a bad deal.
Overall, this place is a dump. Get a hotel or search elsewhere.