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2 days ago

TLDR - Booked Standby, ended up in a cr*ppy Airbnb for most of the month, paying $1,100 more than I planned and $600 more than if I had just booked a Landing with fixed dates. I'm a digital nomad and decided to give Standby a try. After some problems during the qualification process and being bumped a few times prior to move-in, I was happy with the apartment when I arrived on Jan 5. On move-in day, I got a bump notice for Jan 18. Getting bumped after two weeks was in line with my expectations, but they had no replacement units available. So I had to rent an AirBnB for a two week stretch. Then I got bumped again, so I had to find yet another AirBnB. So I paid $1,500 up front for a month stay, Jan 5 - Feb 4. Landing applied a $806 credit for Jan 18 - Feb 4 (which is not exactly pro-rated), so my actual cost for the first month will be $2,649. It would have been $600 less expensive to book a fixed-date Landing reservation, not to mention having to move three times and stay at two crummy AirBnBs. And none of this is handled automatically, so I've spent hours dealing with it. Obviously this makes no financial sense, and it's a hassle, so my next (probably last) Landing reservation is fixed dates. To Landing, unless my experience is really exceptional, I recommend eliminating the Standby program. Your website is arguably deceptive. To other renters, I'd only book a regular reservation with fixed start and end dates. Since Landing still has quite a few tech/ops issues, I'd also steer clear of the penalties associated with the Flex membership.

2 days ago

JO

Booking with MiniStays was easy, and the property exceeded all expectations. The space was clean, well-equipped, and exactly as described. What truly stood out was the excellent customer service – they were responsive, attentive, and went out of their way to ensure I had everything I needed. This was one of the best stays I've had, and I’ll definitely be using MiniStays again. Highly recommend!

6 hours ago

Furnished Finder has been one of the most frustrating platforms I’ve ever dealt with. Despite unsubscribing from their emails and canceling my account multiple times, I still receive constant unsolicited emails. Their inability to respect customer preferences and comply with basic email opt-out requests is unprofessional and borderline predatory. To make matters worse, they refused to refund me after I attempted to cancel my account previously, leaving me feeling cheated and ignored. Customer service is non-existent, and any attempts to resolve issues are met with silence or ineffectiveness. This platform clearly prioritizes profit over customer satisfaction or accountability. I strongly advise anyone considering using Furnished Finder to look elsewhere. You’ll save yourself time, money, and a lot of unnecessary frustration. Avoid at all costs.

Aug 13, 2024

HA

I would suggest avoiding Hyatus Bethlehem as it is overpriced and Hyatus is not prepared to resolve issues that its short term residents face. The below is a genuine and honest review. My partner and I stayed at Hyatus Bethlehem with our two little children (a newborn and 2 year old) between June and July 2024 for just over 5 weeks. Whilst the property was clean and well presented and the staff were very helpful, there were a number of issues which were not resolved (despite them being raised a number of times by me). We were very upset and disappointed by this given the amount of money that we paid for our stay. There was a mouse/rat problem in and surrounding the building. We were convinced of this but couldn't see anything until we saw a dead mouse outside the front door building. There was an extremely strong smell of cannabis in the corridors in our apartment and this smell somehow made it into our bathroom most days/weeknights. Despite raising this issue a number of times early on and again towards the end of our stay, nothing was done by Hyatus. We were told by Hyatus that the building was managed by a third party managing agent, but this agent did nothing to stop the smell. This was even more disappointing given that we had two very young children with us. There were issues with the mailbox key which were resolved after nearly 3 weeks, but we needed access to the mailbox earlier than this. I was told that the dryer was free but I had to pay $1 each time to use it. There was an excessive banging noise coming from the apartment above and loud music from the apartment below for many nights during our stay. This was raised by me by email but did not stop. Often this was late at night. We had water leaks coming through our bathroom ceiling from the apartment above on two occasions which soaked the entire bathroom floor which then had to be cleaned by us. Our friend who had just given birth fell off a dining room chair (as the leg was bent and this was not checked by your staff prior to check-in). She hurt her back in the process. The AC in the communal area was either not working or too hot making it unsuitable for sitting in most times given the weather over our stay. One of the washers and dryers was out of order for sometime during our stay. Given how much we paid for our stay, we would have expected the machines to be fixed much sooner. This often meant we were unable to wash and dry clothes as the other two machines were being used and the laundry process was very long. The bath water was a dark murky brown colour for the last week. Whilst I raised this by email, I was not given an update and it was not followed up. This issue persisted until the end of our stay. There was no intercom system to the building which meant it was impossible to take delivery of important documents. I was told that business concierge could sign off on packages and this did not happen. I was told that the building receives many packages from FedEx and Hyatus take care of it all. This did not happen and we had to spend $60 on a return Uber to the FedEx facility to collect the passport. Despite raising these issues during my stay, they were not resolved. Following my stay, I raised these issues directly with Hyatus and was insulted when they offered me $100 compensation which in my view is totally unacceptable given the amount we paid for our stay and the issues we faced. After rejecting this offer, my two follow up emails to Hyatus were blanked and ignored.

Jul 12, 2024

DM

United Corporate Housing has been an amazing team to work with! They have gone out of their way to assist myself and family find the best lodging fit, paid attention to details and have always been responsive to any needs and or issues. We are life long customers!

Jul 16, 2024

The Max at 606 W 57th is the worst place I have ever lived, the front desk staff are flagrantly racist. I've lived here half a year already and the racial profiling is constant, they're always stopping me to ask what unit I live in. One staff member embarrassingly removed me from the elevator and refused to let me enter my own home. This treatment is harassment and I can't believe my own home has been added to the long list of places I no longer feel safe. On top of all that, maintenance is horrible. The elevator has had gum smeared all over the walls (pictured) for weeks now and disgusting floor stains have been here for almost just as long. The monitor in the screening room is barely functional and is literally held together by tape. The gym equipment is falling apart. Garbage and messes are left in the hallways for days on end. The prices they charge to live in these derelict motel conditions is horrendous

Dec 7, 2024

Very comfortable experience during my short term lease. The Upper West was also convenient place to stay and was within reasonable commute.

Mar 30, 2024

LS

I am wanting to leave a review from my stay in Lexington, KY listed from Drea. I am very disappointed in her actions as a landlord. I am being instructed I have to pay the difference in utilities due to having to run space heaters to keep the heat above 62 degrees. Hvac companies have come to the home and stated there was a problem with her system and it needed to be fixed. The house was set at 71-72 degrees and it was staying at a constant 62-64 degrees. We have a baby staying with us and his room was 62 degrees. This is unacceptable. There was a problem with the hvac and we should not be responsible for the difference. There are air leaks around all the windows, doors and fireplace, letting cold air in. I have reached out to the landlord stating her house is too cold to live it and I have sent pictures of the thermostat showing proof of it being below 64 degrees in the house in the winter especially with a baby. It was negative 20 degrees this winter. After hvac technicians fixed the problem, there were no more issues however we are being forced to pay for her systems issues. I feel like this is unjust and I’m being forced to pay for a problem she had with her system. I should have taken her to small claims court. Very disappointed in this stay and unjust payments. This is also a VERY loud apartment, if you are nightshift this is not the house for you.

Aug 23, 2021

CO

The move in experience was well planned with staggered move in times. The staff was very helpful and answered questions without hesitation. We felt like they cared about each resident who was moving on that day. We would especially like to thank Hailey. Hailey went above and beyond helping us sent up our internet connections. Thank you again Hailey.

Mar 15, 2019

JA

A little expensive, but well worth it.