Although this condo is in an excellent location, and the actual layout of the place is nice, I was very disappointed in both its esthetics and functionality.
Checking in was problematic. The key fob was glitchy and didn't work on the garage entrance a few times. Other people had to let me in. Same with the front door, it did not always work. Tracy thought it might be the batteries, and to call her if it happened again, but I was able to make adjustments for the remainder of my stay.
As for esthetics:
1. It is a much older building, and the condo shows its age. The baseboards are coming away from the walls, the decor was mediocre at best, with furniture pieces looking like they were also old and put there from various other houses as an after thought. Kitchen cabinets looked original and the paint was peeling off of them in many places.
As for functionality:
1. Bathroom: Bathtub was so slippery, it was impossible to stand in it without danger of falling, and there were no grab bars. Bath had only shampoo, conditioner, hair dryer, and body wash. There were only 2 towel sets. There was only one roll of extra toilet tissue.
2. Master bedroom: Bed was not comfortable, and was apparently warped, as it wobbled all the time it was in use. There were no extra sheets, and only one extra quilt, even though she advertised it as capable of sleeping 4 with the sofa bed.
3. Laundry: w/d unit was extremely loud, laundry detergent powder had become solid, so I had to buy more. The other box provided was empty.
4. Kitchen: All the cabinets were in poor shape. The coffee pot was ancient and badly burned. The stove was missing a burner knob so that burner was unusable. There were enough dishes, but pots and pans were limited and the non-stick coating was peeling off of them so not safe to cook food in them, so I didn't. There were only 2 forks, 1 butter knife, 2 paring knives, and 1-2 other larger knives which were all dull and were difficult to use. There was no coffee, creamer, or sugar provided, just tea and salt & pepper. The dishwasher bottom rack was difficult to pull out and stuck to the sides. I had to hand wash everything. The fridge was ok.
5. Living Room: It was weird that there were tall plant stands to be used as end tables by the sofa. As for the sofa bed itself, it had an air mattress topper that could not be inflated because the closing valve on the inflater section was missing. I was able to find the pump with the insert valves and inflate it, but could not seal the air in, so it deflated as soon as I took the pump out. When I texted Tracy about it
on Saturday nite, she didn't get back to me until the next day, and then only said she had no instructions for the sofa bed, and that she didn't know about any sealing valve. She also said it was usable without the air mattress, but it was not.
All in all, the condo is in a prime location, but as it stands, does not warrant the price of over $200 a night. I would not stay there again, nor would I recommend it, unless they put some money into it to bring it up to normal airbnb standards.