The apartment is on the edge of the "touristy" section of Fells Point. The area isn't great but it's a short walk to the waterfront and my daughter and I felt safe. I booked the apartment last minute to attend a funeral in the area. The owner sent three simultaneous text messages with instructions for getting into the house and the apartment about 45 mins before check-in. I was coming from a funeral and admittedly not at my best. I didn't read to the bottom of one of the texts and had difficulty getting into the house. The owner replied with the info, which was much appreciated, and we got in. The owner apparently has another unit in the same building. He sent a google doc that had instructions but it was for the 3rd floor apartment, not the 2nd (or maybe he was trying to make it cover both apartments?). The document included his methodology for the entry code to the apartment. We accidentally went to the apartment on the 3rd floor instead of the 2nd, referred to the text messages and google doc, and used the code (2 digit floor number plus 4 digit date) to get into the wrong apartment. I sent the owner photos and text messages, noting that we had gotten into the 3rd floor unit, it appeared that someone was already there and HE NEVER REPLIED! We eventually realized that we were on the wrong floor, texted the owner again and still NO REPLY!
Luckily for him, we didn't steal the other renters' belongings but what the heck?? I would never rent from this owner again.