10/10 Excellent
Jennifer H.
12 April 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Location is everything!
Our stay at the Gryphon was very nice. Perfect location with lots of restaurants and shopping right outside the door. The apartment is stocked with essential starter items, like paper products, soaps, etc. Beds were comfortable. Good Wi-Fi. Apartment was very clean.
Two issues that should be noted are:
First, the check-in instructions didn't mention anything about parking. I had to call Stay Charlottesville after hours and leave a message. They were very quick to return my call and advise on where we should park. You can park for 15 min. on a side street to unload your belongings. Then we parked a couple of blocks away at the Water Street garage, which is $12/day, and not included in the price of the rental. Also, the lock on the door is somewhat tricky. You really need to jiggle the key around in order to get it to turn completely to unlock.
Second issue was the coffee shop below the unit. We heard the music from the time they opened (7AM) until they locked up for the night (10PM?). We could always tell what songs were being played-- that's how loud it was. We could hear them grinding the coffee at 6:30AM. Most of the time it sounded like there was a big party going on in the shop, but it turns out that just a couple of people talking makes it sound like there are a lot more people in the shop. Just suffice it to say the floors are very thin, and you'll hear everything that goes on downstairs. But at least the coffee was good and couldn't have been more convenient.
Other than those things, it was a lovely stay!
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Jennifer H.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
