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Walkable Downtown Salisbury Fully Furnished Apt.
Apartment in Salisbury with kitchen and patio
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Reviews
10 out of 10 
Exceptional
1 bedroom1 bathroomSleeps 263.2 sq m
Popular amenities
Explore the area

- Place, Livingstone College
- Place, VA Hospital Salisbury
- Place, North Carolina Transportation Museum
- Airport, Concord, NC (USA-Concord Regional)
Rooms & beds
1 bedroom (sleeps 2)
Bedroom 1
1 Queen Bed
1 bathroom
Bathroom 1
Spaces
Deck or patio
Kitchen
About this property
Walkable Downtown Salisbury Fully Furnished Apt.
This rental is located at the back door of the former O.O. Rufty General Store Building in Historic Downtown Salisbury. Fully furnished. Features full size appliances. It is small, clean, stylish, comfortable and central to everything.
Walk to restaurants, bars, breweries, shops, government offices, parks, recreation, theatres and more. Two blocks from the Amtrak Station. Less than 10 minutes from Novant and VA hospitals, colleges, Food Lion HQ. 20-45 minutes to Concord/Kannapolis/Charlotte.
The space
Fully furnished and includes all full-size appliances. Two TV's. Stack washer/dryer. Big bathroom. Big closets. Despite being a basement unit, the big windows make it bright, cheery and warm. Nicely decorated. Bedroom: Queen size bed. Big dresser with lots of drawers. Quite ceiling fan. Wall mounted TV. Huge closet. Livingroom: Comfortable couch and chair. TV. Great art on walls. Kitchen: Fully stocked for cooking and eating. All full-size appliances. Combination workspace/eating counter with two chairs. Bathroom: Big combination tub/shower. Big mirror. Elongated toilet. Sink with drawers.
Outside: Patio with gas fire pit, gas grill, ample seating and Wi-Fi. Within walking distance of two breweries, 12 restaurants and Bell Tower Green (our central park), the Main Library, banks, shops and more.
Note: This is truly urban living. There are five apartments, one retail space and 28 climate-controlled storage units in this iconic*, 100-year-old, historic downtown building. People live and work above in upstairs apartments. Squeaky floors and urban noises (sirens/trains/autos/people) are to be expected when living downtown.
*The former O.O. Rufty General Store (longest continuously operating general store in NC) was used by Steven Spielberg as a model for a set in the movie, The Color Purple.
Guest access
Self-Check IN: No earlier than 4 PM*
Self-Check OUT: No later than 10 AM*
Nighttime: Park anywhere... on the street, in the 2-hour lot adjacent to the building, behind the building (first come) or at the end of the alley in the unrestricted lot. Daytime: Park less than two hours next to the building in the Innes Street 2-hour lot. More than two hours park at the end of the alley at the Lee Street Parking Lot. Entry to the apartment is by door code at the rear of the Rufty Building through the doors marked "O.O. Rufty Climate Controlled Storage." Apartment 100 is the first door on the left. We will leave the lights on!
* We must have time to clean, restock and do maintenance. Our cleaning staff needs the entire window of time as they clean and maintain multiple units downtown. If you occupy the space before it is cleaned, they will not clean around you. If they have to return because you have not moved out by 10AM, they will charge the equivalent of one night's stay. Please do not arrive early or leave late without one-week prior approval.
Other things to note:
No Smoking (inside or outside of our building)/No Pets 100% of the time. No exceptions. Thanks in advance for not asking.
We have a daily rate, weekly rate, monthly rate and yearly rate. Your rate isautomatically calculated with your discount, when you add your dates. Rates are as posted. We do not offer additional discounts. We will not book outside of the VRBO system to save taxes and fees. Thanks again for not asking.
Other amenities: Laundry: Iron and ironing board. Kitchen: electric hand mixer, coffee maker, French press, toaster, tea kettle, pots and pans, mixing bowls, baking stuff. Have a bike? We can find a secure place to park it inside the building.
Walk to restaurants, bars, breweries, shops, government offices, parks, recreation, theatres and more. Two blocks from the Amtrak Station. Less than 10 minutes from Novant and VA hospitals, colleges, Food Lion HQ. 20-45 minutes to Concord/Kannapolis/Charlotte.
The space
Fully furnished and includes all full-size appliances. Two TV's. Stack washer/dryer. Big bathroom. Big closets. Despite being a basement unit, the big windows make it bright, cheery and warm. Nicely decorated. Bedroom: Queen size bed. Big dresser with lots of drawers. Quite ceiling fan. Wall mounted TV. Huge closet. Livingroom: Comfortable couch and chair. TV. Great art on walls. Kitchen: Fully stocked for cooking and eating. All full-size appliances. Combination workspace/eating counter with two chairs. Bathroom: Big combination tub/shower. Big mirror. Elongated toilet. Sink with drawers.
Outside: Patio with gas fire pit, gas grill, ample seating and Wi-Fi. Within walking distance of two breweries, 12 restaurants and Bell Tower Green (our central park), the Main Library, banks, shops and more.
Note: This is truly urban living. There are five apartments, one retail space and 28 climate-controlled storage units in this iconic*, 100-year-old, historic downtown building. People live and work above in upstairs apartments. Squeaky floors and urban noises (sirens/trains/autos/people) are to be expected when living downtown.
*The former O.O. Rufty General Store (longest continuously operating general store in NC) was used by Steven Spielberg as a model for a set in the movie, The Color Purple.
Guest access
Self-Check IN: No earlier than 4 PM*
Self-Check OUT: No later than 10 AM*
Nighttime: Park anywhere... on the street, in the 2-hour lot adjacent to the building, behind the building (first come) or at the end of the alley in the unrestricted lot. Daytime: Park less than two hours next to the building in the Innes Street 2-hour lot. More than two hours park at the end of the alley at the Lee Street Parking Lot. Entry to the apartment is by door code at the rear of the Rufty Building through the doors marked "O.O. Rufty Climate Controlled Storage." Apartment 100 is the first door on the left. We will leave the lights on!
* We must have time to clean, restock and do maintenance. Our cleaning staff needs the entire window of time as they clean and maintain multiple units downtown. If you occupy the space before it is cleaned, they will not clean around you. If they have to return because you have not moved out by 10AM, they will charge the equivalent of one night's stay. Please do not arrive early or leave late without one-week prior approval.
Other things to note:
No Smoking (inside or outside of our building)/No Pets 100% of the time. No exceptions. Thanks in advance for not asking.
We have a daily rate, weekly rate, monthly rate and yearly rate. Your rate isautomatically calculated with your discount, when you add your dates. Rates are as posted. We do not offer additional discounts. We will not book outside of the VRBO system to save taxes and fees. Thanks again for not asking.
Other amenities: Laundry: Iron and ironing board. Kitchen: electric hand mixer, coffee maker, French press, toaster, tea kettle, pots and pans, mixing bowls, baking stuff. Have a bike? We can find a secure place to park it inside the building.
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Amenities
Kitchen
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Dryer
Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Outdoor space
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House Rules
Check in after 4:00 PM 
Minimum age to rent: 18 
Check out before 10:00 AM 
Children
Children allowed: ages 0–17 
Events
No events allowed 
Pets
No pets allowed 
Smoking
Smoking is not permitted 
Check-out instructions
The host requires you to complete the following before checking out: 
Load and start the dishwasher 
Gather used towels 
Remove personal items, remove leftover food and drinks and take out the rubbish 
Turn off the lights and lock the doors 
Please open blinds so the cleaning staff knows you have gone. 
Don’t forget to check the dryer for clothes! (I am rather chubby and they probably won’t fit me). 
Leave a great review in public. Let me know in private if we can do anything better. 
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.
Important information
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges 
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property 
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property 
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher 
About the area
Salisbury
Located in Salisbury, this apartment is in the city centre. Cinemark Tinseltown Salisbury and McCanless Golf Course are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit North Carolina Transportation Museum and Rowan County Fair. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's going on at Billy Ray Barnes Stadium, or consider a night out at River Park at Cooleemee Falls. 

Salisbury, NC
What's nearby
- Rowan Museum - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
- Livingstone College - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
- Salisbury National Cemetery - 5 min drive - 4.0 km
- VA Hospital Salisbury - 5 min drive - 2.7 km
- North Carolina Transportation Museum - 6 min drive - 4.7 km
Getting around
Restaurants
- Bottle & Can - 2 min walk
- Taco Bell - 8 min walk
- Wendy's - 7 min walk
- Go Burrito - 4 min walk
- Koco Java - 6 min walk
Frequently asked questions
About the host
Hosted by Michael S Young

Diane and I are licensed NC General Contractors that specialize in the adaptive reuse of downtown commercial buildings using Historic Investment Tax Credits. We live in the O.O. Rufty Building over the storefront in a magnificent apartment. We love living downtown because you can walk everywhere. 
Why they chose this property
Restaurants, bars, breweries, shopping, events, our downtown park. Downtown Salisbury is a great place to walk. 
What makes this property unique
The O.O. Rufty Building is named for the occupant that it was built for. Built in 1922 for the O.O. Rufty General Store, it was the longest continuously operating general store in NC until it closed. Steven Spielberg modeled the store for the movie "The Color Purple".  The building is now five apartments, one retail space and 28 climate-controlled storage units in the basement. 
Languages:
English
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