The pros!
Great location right across the street from a nice park and in walking distance to the Alberta Street shops and restaurants!
Although sparse, the communication with the hosts was great!
Has the basics for a simple stay
The premium queen mattress was the best part of the experience.
There is a hot tub (but we didn’t use it for reason down below)
Great security and locks
Cheaper price
The cons:
Advertised as “newly renovated”, “bright”, “private”, and “super clean”, but I wouldn’t say that was 100% true for our stay—
The space is mostly underground in a basement with a few windows (albeit surprisingly good at bringing in some natural light)
The house is very old (over a century old) so almost everything is sagging/crooked, including the floors which have quite a few squishy spots that feel like they’re about to fall through, lots of creaks , shower floor chipped, etc.
The hot tub is shared and positioned right in front of the entrance to another AirBnB space on the property so it is in plain view. We didn’t use it because of this
No games or entertainment inside besides some food magazines and a small TV that you need to log into
Looks like while you do get a fresh roll of TP in the bathroom, all the partially used ones from other guests just get tucked underneath the bathroom sink.
For our particular stay, the floors were a little dirty, some of the cups weren’t super clean (we rewashed them prior to use), and there were some darker stains on the comforter.
Overall, we were a little surprised at first and had to double check the listing to make sure it was the place that was in the posting. If we would’ve known that we were signing up for a basement and a super old house with a LOT character, we wouldn’t have been caught off guard. If you know what you’re getting into and just need a place to crash with the basics, this is a great affordable stay in a great location! But we tried to spend as much of our time outside of it as we could and luckily, there was plenty around. It was okay for the three nights we spent there.