Newly finished 1,575 square foot apartment (sleeps 6). Two bedrooms. The master has a queen bed. The second bedroom has a bunk with a full size and 2- twins. Full furnished kitchen and full sized washer/dryer. Stocked coffee & tea bar. Access to the unit is done remotely with a 4-digit code the you create. Smart TV with youtube TV, WiFi included. 10+ nearby restaurants.
The apartment was super spacious and nicely appointed. Very clean. Very quiet. The bed was super comfortable. It was a nice place to stay during our Rockford adventure. I wouldn't think twice about rebooking this location if we end up in Rockford again.
The unit is beautiful and well maintained. It was the location that was scary. So many street walkers, fights, and police/ambulance sirens right outside our window. Neither of us could sleep. We literally had a person yelling at the top of his lungs from 3- 4 AM. It was super disappointing. I didnât feel safe.
I contacted property owner two hours before check in to get check in information. He replied back 30 mins later and canceled my reservation and said that he had a leak. Literally canceled without even two hours of notice. Do not book this!!! He ruined my plans with little to no regard!!
I do not recommend using this VRBO. This rental unit is the second floor of a twoâstory building. We reserved the rental unit for a twoânight stay (Friday/Saturday/Sunday). The rental unit was new and spacious. But the location is in a blighted section of Rockford - lots of abandoned/boarded-up buildings on the street. The outside door has a secure bolt that is opened by a combination, but the door appears to have been attempted to be opened without authorization and looks damaged. There is a separate door on the second floor that opens via a combination lock directly into the unit. After I made my reservation the owner scheduled an event on the first floor venue of the same building (that I guess he owns?) for Saturday night (5:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.) The owner gave us a 50 gift card in compensation for the annoyance of the party. However, the music was so loud the floor was vibrating and there were many people hanging around outside the building. I suppose they were there for the party but my spouse and I did not feel safe. I also worried about parking my car there overnight. We left Saturday night at 9:00 p.m. because we did not feel safe staying there another night and relocated to a local hotel. I do not recommend using this VRBO.
Do not recommend for the following reasons:
-Was given vague and misleading parking instructions that led to my rental car being towed. Had to pay $283 out of pocket without any resolution from the owner or vrbo. There is a miscommunication between the host and the owner of the parking on which spots belong to who.
-Host didnât send check in instructions until two hours after the reservation started. Lack of communication and ability to reach the host was a huge issue. Recommend only considering to book in the future if check in instructions are put on the listing and his phone number is on the listing (had to sit through an hour on the vrbo customer line to get his number).
-Inside of the apartment was great but the surrounding area is sketch. Access to the property was difficult with the door hardly working.