We had high hopes for this rental, but our experience was far from satisfactory. We stayed for a single night (Sunday) on our way to the beach. Upon arrival, we were met with an empty downtown area. While I understood that the stores/restaurants would be closed, I was surprised to find ourselves as the only people there. I planned to leave out large items at the bottom of the stairs, but I didn’t realize that the stairs were shared with other lofts. Consequently, we had to lug all our beach gear up uneven stairs without air conditioning. The loft was nicely decorated, as shown in the photos, but, the couch frame was broken in the middle, this was visible when we entered. We had planned for my daughter to sleep there, so we had to move her to our bed. The bunkbeds had food crumbs and hair on it. To make matters worse, the unit only had one mini-split and no fan in the separate room, resulting in a stifling heat. When we finally got into bed, the tilt from the building was extremely noticeable, making it difficult to fall asleep. We all struggled against gravity throughout the night. Another major concern was the lack of security. There was no deadbolt in the unit. This coupled with a the desolate downtown, and homeless population made us feel unsafe. Laurel is not the sleepy town displayed on TV. After our disappointing experience, I decided to contact the owner to express my concerns. However, we didn’t receive a response.