I would like to preface this review by saying that my partner and I are child-free night owls.
The pictures do it justice. It is very clean, very hospitable, in the right location, etc. However, there is a touch of lying by omission happening here. Calling it a “basement studio apartment” is incredibly misleading. It isn’t an apartment. It is just a finished basement in someone’s house. Maybe this is an east coast thing, but in “apartment” situations, there is always sound proofing between floors. Otherwise, all neighbors would want to kill each other.
Basically, expect to hear thumping and banging and talking starting at about 7am everyday, possibly lasting up until 9pm. If you ever like to nap, or even just sleep in a bit, the provided ear plugs won’t do the trick. Sometimes things sounded like they were literally were thrown at the floor and then of course, they rolled around loudly for several seconds above us. We could also hear FULL conversations. Which made us think they could hear us, so we whispered a lot awkwardly?? So if you want any privacy or quiet, this isn’t for you!
The place was insanely clean and well maintained. The combo lock situation was ideal and very convenient. The coffee/latte situation was also amazing. I cannot foam milk to save my life, and they have a little thing that does it for you!
It was also in a super cute neighborhood. Close to a lot of food and shops. A quiet neighborhood for sure. I think it is perfect for a lot of people, but for us, it was just...too loud...almost all of the time.