The property is ~1 mile from downtown and is in a quiet neighborhood. Accordingly, you can easily walk to downtown while feeling safe. The bed was comfortable and the AC was very good. Also, parking was really good (plenty of spaces in the parking lot adjacent to the property). Moreover, there is a café and restaurant downstairs that have good food in case you need a quick bite. There is also a Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods in case you feel like cooking. Finally, keyless checking was seemless and super easy.
The main opportunities for improvement are as follows:
1) Windows: the windows need to be replaced as the insulation is poor. You can hear people talking (and sadly even belching) in the parking lot while inside the apartment and with the windows closed. Moreover, you can even hear the clanking of bottles of the other building tenants as they were putting their trash in the dumpster that is ~20 yards from the building (again with the windows shut). This is very distracting and annoying if you are trying to sleep.
2) Similar to to the above, the walls appear to be thin as you can hear the tenants from inside the building having normal conversations and even laughing despite having the door and windows shut.
3) The blue couch in the living room is very uncomfortable to sit on and should be replaced.
4) The bathroom sink had various chips that were not aesthetically pleasing. Yet, the sink was functional, so that is likely why it was still in use.
5) The bedroom does not have blackouts. Accordingly, the room is very bright even with the window shades down. By 7am the room was very bright. I enjoy sleeping late, and unfortunately I was not able to do this.
All in all, I had an OK experience, but the experience could have been better. In fairness to the landlord, I did not communicate any of my opportunities for improvement to the landlord during my stay as most of my asks would have been too hard to address timely. Yet, thank you for the hospitality and please take the feedback as constructive so as to make your future tenants’ experiences much pleasant.
