Pros: The living space was large, open, lots of natural light. The AC/heating worked great, and the furniture was nice and as pictured. Walking distance to a lot of restaurants.
Cons:
This was not anywhere near a COVID cleaned apartment. Upon arrival, the floor was filthy and as i walked around, the underside of my feet turned black. There was dirty laundry in the washer, and wet bedding laid out with a note for us to put the bedding back on ourselves because it didn't dry in time. We had to organize the cleaner to come again and be out of the apartment specifically so they could clean the place.
In the upstairs area, there was so much storage of Alan's personal artwork cluttering the floor and when I asked him to move it he didn't respond! Alan stopped responding to any messages where I tried to explain that we are working from the apartment so the office needs to be clean. It is unacceptable to have a Host's personal belongings openly cluttering the apartment.
There were spiders everywhere and it was extremely dusty. The cable TV did NOT work and I spent a few hours trying to get it to work, calling the cable tv service provider myself which is not my job.
Here is a continued list of grievances:
Handle on upstairs sink broken
Multiple chairs for table broken
Spiders/dust/cobwebs on window sills
Overgrown yard - have to walk through trees to get to back door
Gap in sliding door even when it was locked
Stereo did not work
No lock on upstairs bathroom
Downstairs toilet difficult to flush
Upstairs toilet water always ran
Hot water ran out multiple times (just 2 people)
Alan is not a responsive host. We reached out to him on day 1 with the grievances, and although he helped organize the cleaner, he ignored decluttering the apartment etc. For the hefty price tag on this place, I would not stay again.