I was concerned about my decision to reserve this property after reading a recent review. When we arrived, though, I wasn't sure what the fuss was about. We never felt unsafe for the 5 nights that we stayed. There weren't people loitering around, no graffiti, etc. The area was quiet. Yes, the carpet on the stairs to the entrance of the apartment has seen better days. More like it was there when the updating was being done and got some stains. It certainly didn't smell and it wasn't ripped to cause a trip hazard. We only saw it in the morning when we left, and in the evening when we came back, so it didn't bother us. All 3 of the air conditioners worked well and kept us comfortable in the heat. The apartment was bright and clean. It's in an older building, but there was no old building smell, no bugs or critters seen. The main con to the rental was that the shower had a sweet spot for getting much of any water pressure and it was apparently the warm water pipe so you had to turn it off until you were ready to rinse off so you wouldn't get burned. As it's an older building, the updating wasn't perfect, but for the reasonable price of this unit, I don't need perfect. The location was convenient to many downtown sites, the fair, Como park, the Mall of America and the airport. We have no regrets about choosing this property for our stay.