To start, I will say I was a little put off by the hosts right away. I book a place pretty last minute do you having to be in the cities for work. They wouldn’t approve my request until I told them why I was in the city (which is none of their business and shouldn’t affect whether you accept or deny my reservation). Upon telling them for work I was also reminded multiple times that no parties could be thrown which seemed a bit profiling to me and overall put a slightly bad taste in my mouth. I was approved and then they came back and said my room was not cleaned so they ‘upgraded’ me. I wouldn’t call it much of an upgrade. The unit is right on the corner near a hospital and all night you hear sirens and people roaming the streets so if you can’t sleep with noise I suggest you do not stay here (not the hosts fault).
In addition, there are a lot of stairs up to the third floor with very narrow hallways. Entering the front door was easy but entering my apartment door was a nightmare. Something is wrong with the lock so it is very difficult to lock with the key. I also closed the bedroom door one night and it got stuck shut so I had to try different things to get out of the bedroom. The floors were a little dirty when arrived with crumbs and other stuff around the table. After a couple days I noticed those nice ‘leather’ chairs at the table are in fact not nice at all and shedding the fake leather all over; there is no excuse not to have decent furniture. I also tried working from home for a few hours at night which was a nightmare because of how horrible the WIFI is which needs to be addressed with many people working from home now (I could also hear the neighbor on their calls so thin walls). Luckily, I walked right back to the office. The location is walkable, however, there are zero food options around that are close. The apartment uses 2 window AC units which are very noisy and I didn’t think they worked all that well. There was also a window in the shower that would be nice to have a shade or some blocking qualities so the people across the way cannot look in. The parking was a great addition and as people note it is about a block away. I did notice there seems to be some sort of patrol station nearby so you see a lot of officers walking around. Lastly, if I’m paying a cleaning fee, I should not have to take out the trash which is not conveniently located at all. All in all, I probably will not stay here again, but the hosts were very responsive which is always a plus.