Choo Choo Lofts, 3 Br, 2 Bath, Full Kitchen - Lafayette, La

The loft was as nice as it looked in the photo ads. Very clean, spacious and quiet. Would recommend.

Lovely apartment with super easy access to great music, dancing, and restaurants! Host is easily accessible and gracious!

Very convenient to all downtown properties-very nice inside-noisy neighbors

The Good: Spacious Two decent couches Well-equipped kitchen Central location Choo choo trains The Bad: Not clean Broken bed No gate security Tub not draining Beds not ready Laundry closet hellhole My family of five adults stayed 4 nights. Great central location, and we all chimed in "choo choo" whenever the train went by. Neither of the two gates to the property was ever locked. My bed was "made" with an oversized fitted sheet pulled over a crumpled up plastic mattress protector, and no top sheet, though I was able to find one in a closet. My sister's bed was broken and sagging, which we were able to remedy with a paint can we found and a piece of wood. The kitchen was fairly filthy, all the surfaces needed to be washed. There are no handles on any of the drawers or cabinets. There was garbage throughout... dust bunnies and plastic wrappers under all the beds, tables, in corners, etc, anywhere a broom doesn't easily go. A whole unit's worth of towels and bedding, plus plastic and garbage, was jammed down behind the dryer, a hygiene and fire hazard they might ponder, considering that there has obviously been a bad fire on the upper floor. The dryer was full of smelly damp linens. We basically had to prep and clean the place ourselves on arrival. Choo Choo has potential, but unless they replace the management with people who understand vacation rentals - and how to hire and instruct maintenance staff - it will probably degenerate into an unlivable slum within a few years at most, if it doesn't burn down first.

I attempted to contact the property management prior to our arrival and received no response. I did not hear from them until the day of check in and received the check in details. We arrived late that evening and ready for bed. Upon arrival, the unit was upstairs and there are old containers filled with cigarettes outside of our door. The unit was a nice size but it was dirty and not maintained. There were gnats in the drain of the large bedroom bathroom. Both of the bathrooms had build up in the tub, floors and toilet. The refrigerator was dirty. The couch was old and smelled. There were water stains on a bedroom ceiling. It’s a very noisy location, especially late at night. The units need maintenance and thorough cleaning.

We booked this during evacuation for hurricane. There was slight trouble initially getting into condo the first night due to so miscommunication. But the property manager came and got it cleared up. The property is close to a bus station but we had no issue. The owner was very very accommodating, even offering us a “long term rate” due to our situation which we very much appreciated during these trying times. This was like home away from home.

Perfect except for the loud train whistling that woke us up every night.