Beautiful home in the Short North area. It was so nice to have a place with EASY parking within walking distance to so many restaurants and shops. Sergio is a wonderful host with great attention to detail. He made the check-in process seamless, with helpful photos to help you find what you're looking for. Communication was actually probably more than necessary, but I would rather have too much than not enough. He was very quick to reply, and provided lots of details.
I mostly only have good things to say about the place, but I did have a difficult time getting it cool enough. I adjusted the thermostat by the instructions provided, but it still never got down to the temperature I set it to. The bedrooms are upstairs, and the home is older, so I expect that was part of the issue. But the bathroom and hallway on the second floor seemed cooler than the bedroom. There is also another sleeping space on the third floor. I didn't go up there as it was just me and my daughter, but I imagine it was less comfortable up there!
There are quite a bit of stairs, and they're a bit steep and narrow in my opinion. My daughter is 5 and did okay on them, but I would not have wanted to bring her there when she was younger, especially because there are places where she could have fallen through. I would not recommend this place if you have young kids or mobility issues. The bathtub as others have mentioned is also extremely tall. I'm sure it's great if you plan to take a bath, but I'm 5'7" and honestly struggled to get in and out of it.
The whole place was extremely clean. The cleaning team did a great job. My only minor complaint is that they want you to start a load of bedsheets before leaving. I know they probably have several homes to clean in a short time frame, and this helps them greatly, it's just kind of a bummer for me to strip a bed and carry the sheets down the stairs to the laundry when I'm traveling. It's supposed to be my time to escape my regular duties! It also was just another thing I was rushing around trying to get done in order to leave in time by the 10 a.m. checkout time which is a tad early for me. When I travel, it's typically just me and my kid, so that means I'm getting her ready while watching to make sure she isn't getting into anything and lugging all of our stuff to the car. I don't need anything extra on my plate. It certainly wouldn't deter me from staying there, and I was glad not to have to take out the trash as some other Airbnb's have requested of me in the past, but just some feedback I would like hosts to consider. I am probably not their typical guest, but I've been traveling with my little one since she was a baby and don't have extra hands when it's just the 2 of us.
So to sum up my review, I would absolutely stay at one of Sergio's properties again in the future, but I would look to see if one without all the stairs and ginormous bathtub was available before booking at this particular property again!