This studio encapsulates many of the reasons why I stay at AirBNBs instead of hotels. Communication was good on the days approaching my reservation and the day of easy checkin. But the magic happened once I arrived. The halls of the beautifully restored apartment building, designed by the prolific Harry Wild Jones in the 1880s, had hundreds of photos detailing the architect's life and works as well as the history of the building itself.
The room itself was nicely decorated and appointed with everything I needed from iron to wet bar with sink and plates/bowls and utensils, a hot plate. The linens and bed were comfortable. Loved how the renovators reused even the charred timbers from the many times the building almost burned down for parts of the shelving and the wall panels were from the old floors. There's a TV system where you can log in and watch your own subscriptions like Hulu, Apple TV, HBOMax, etc but I didn't use it. I did utilize the desk for work and appreciated the many electrical outlets. Temperature was comfortable and easy to nudge to your liking. Sound did travel from neighboring studios.
The location was good in that I could walk to the downtown, which is still mostly a shell of its former self, to the Twins game and to the Target Center. But the brownstone is a bit of an island on a block of mostly parking lots. Never felt unsafe but its a bit strange with no grocery stores nearby and no 'neighborhood' feel. Good restaurants are within short jaunts.
Overall, I loved this studio and loved learning the history. I would enjoy staying again and have already told many friends and co-workers about its charm.