Six weeks is a long time to stay in an AirBnb and I appreciated reviews when I have needed to do that. So I am careful in representing my experience for others after 6 weeks here. The location was perfect. The space was perfect. The bed was worn out. The internet was unreliable. The neighbors were unreliable. Staff were 90% helpful but that 10% dismissive attitude stings.
While it was a full bed the sheets on it were for a queen so wouldn't stay on. Twice in the time I was there someone was smoking in a unit near me. For three days this was happening so every three or four hours I'd smell smoke so I'd turn on the bathroom fan and close the bathroom door to help clear out the place. This worked as the odor seemed to pass through the bathroom (pipes or insulation?).
After six weeks, my biggest concern is there was NO hot water at any time. Not in the shower or kitchen.
While there is a laundry with good washer and dryer, you have to use an app and pay with a credit card to use it. The app requires you to pay at least ten dollars. While a wash and dry are $1.75 each you end up leaving money unused since you have to pre-pay $10 and that isn't divisible by $1.75. Since I stayed so long I did use the laundry more than once. But if you come for a few days and wash/ dry once you'll pay $5 each for that.
There was no broom or mop so I had to buy one. Why would someone rent a place for more than 3 or 4 days and not provide basic supplies to clean the place? They did provide dish soap and bathroom cleaning supplies. But there were no trash bags other than the 1 in the trash can. So I had to buy more trash bags since I didn't want to go for weeks without emptying the trash. There was a large dumpster that always had room.
The internet was a constant concern. It would go out every few days and I'd have to refresh the settings. I'll say that on one major outage, it was not their fault as the whole area was out. To deal with resets and refreshes I leaned that I had to "forget" the wifi and then re-connect and it sometimes better until it wasn't. As I had video calls and online classes, I was always concerned.
On the many occasions I contacted staff, they were nice except for a few times (especially early on one day) when the reply was dismissive and unhelpful.
The next time I need to stay in Ft Lauderdale I will find another location. I liked the proximity to the beach, restaurants, services, etc and I liked the layout of the studio. Parking was ample, convenient, free, and easy. My low rating is from the lack of consistent wifi, sheets that don't fit on the bed, curt replies when you express concerns, and the washer/dryer app that requires you to lose money.
I really do hope that they fix the managerial issues and do a better job making it user friendly (get rid of WashApp, provide brooms/mops, and provide sheets that fit the bed). It has an excellent location and the space is decent to live in for a few days or even a month or two if issues are fixed.