We are a small family run Airbnb business offering few great properties focusing on COMFORT, CLEAN and LOCATION! (III) Macalester House 3 is a bright and cheerful apartment positioned directly on historic Grand Avenue. 2 Blocks from Macalester College. We are also walkable to many dining options, shopping & more! Our properties are always sparkling clean with quality furnishing, mattresses & linens. Not IKEA! Fully loaded apartment perfect for your short or longer stays. 5 Stars!
The space
• Cleaning and Safety Protocol - all of my properties are clean to the highest standard.
- 48-72 hours between bookings.
- Professional cleaning service and cleaning technician wears gloves and masks.
- Extra attention to a sterile cleaning
of all surfaces, light switches, remote, none chlorine bleach solution for all sheets and linens washed in hot water.
- As our cleaner (Mom) exits the property the air is sprayed with Lysol in every room and no one will enter the property until our next guest.
Welcome future Guests.
Macalester House 3 is a favorite! A prime location and right on the corner of historic Grand Avenue. Its location is exactly 2 blocks from Macalester College, neighborhood pubs, restaurants, coffee shops, quaint neighborhood grocery store & more. Also, the University of St. Thomas, Concordia College, Hamline-Mitchell School of Law and Hamline University are all less than a 2-3-mile drive away.
Our homes are always sparking clean & we use higher grade furnishings, mattresses & linens. NOT IKEA.
This beautiful apartment has been fully renovated throughout, has new beautiful floors, a great kitchen which is fully loaded with the essentials ready for cooking and eating meals. The bathroom is nicely updated and offers a tub and shower.
FAQ
To answer all guests Frequently Asked Questions and facilitate an easier decision to book with us, we have included the following information for your confidence in choosing us for your stay in Saint Paul.
1. Is the home available on my requested dates? Yes. Our calendars are updated in real time. So, if Airbnb shows the dates are available, they are indeed available for instant booking.
2. Is this an entire home? Yes and no. This is a duplex and this is the upper level apartment with it's own private entry and is fully private from the other unit. We have long term renters who live in the lower/main level of the home and stay very much to themselves.
3. Can you describe the space and its function? Positioned on a corner lot right on the the Grand Avenue. We own the business across the street and allow our guests to park off street on the parking pad for no charge during the winter months of November - March. Otherwise, on street parking is not an issue right in front or on the side of the home. The entry to this apartment is towards the back of the home. You will walk down the sidewalk on the southern side of the home along the house and up the covered staircase to the private entry to this apartment. As you enter you walk directly into an entry connected to the kitchen. There is a fully loaded kitchen with a breakfast table/chairs, gas stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, regular coffee pot with coffee, tea kettle, Tupperware, pots/pans, dishes, silverware and all the essential kitchen items you will need for cooking and eating. Walking down the hallway from the kitchen you will find a full bathroom with tub and shower, private bedroom with a quality queen bed mattress, desk space and a great closet with wood hangers, iron and ironing board. The hallway continues into the living room which has a full couch with chase lounger, an Ames lounger with footstool, and 54" flat screen TV with Roku for all your streaming needs. There is also a digital antenna for local channels including ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX. The front of the apartment faces West and there are plenty of windows. This allows great natural light into the space making it bright and cheerful.
4. Are there any stairs? Yes. You must climb approximately 12-15 stairs to get to the private entry of the apartment (see photos). Once in the apartment it is all one level.
5. How close is Macalester College? Exactly 2 blocks.
6. How close is dining? There are many dining options, coffee shops, bars and other shopping conveniences such as a neighborhood grocery store, drug store and more all within 2 and more blocks. Being directly on the Grand District the options are abundant. Get adventurous and go a mile further to the Historic Cathedral Hill District where you will find even more dining and shopping. Whole foods is also about a mile away.
6. Is there a discount for longer term stays? Airbnb automatically calculates the discounts we offer in the dates you select. Discounts are offered at 1-3 weeks stay and an additional discount is offered at 1+ months stay. Discounts are already calculated into price given by Airbnb based off the dates you choose. We allow guest stays for as short as 2 days and as long as 90 days. For a longer reservation than 90 days please contact us with your inquire.
7. Can you tell me more about the overall location? This is where you want to be. Literally blocks from Macalester College and 5 minutes from the University of St. Thomas. 3 miles from Allianz Soccer Stadium, and 5-10 minutes from the Xcel Center (Home of The MN Wild) TCF stadium (Home of the MN Gophers) and US Bank Stadium (Home Of the Vikings). Additionally, you are centrally located to everything you could ever want while being in such a fantastic neighborhood full of tree lined streets and picture-perfect homes! You are walkable to several pubs, an ice cream parlor, restaurants, conveniences and more. You are right in the hustle and bustle of Grand Ave, yet the apartment is positioned on a quiet block. You will enjoy a lot of close amenities such as Kowalski's Food Market, Collassal Cafe for breakfast, Whole Foods, and plethora of other dining, shopping, vintage stores, antique shops and more. OR Take a 5-minute Uber to Cathedral Hill and enjoy more vibrancy and dining. The architecture is amazing! Do yourself a favor and stroll down Summit Avenue (Avenue of Mansions) and enjoy some of the most amazing old mansions you have ever seen and just 1 block away!! Walk or bike along the Path on River Road for some amazing scenery just 5 minutes away. Go to Lower Town (a 10-minute drive/Uber) and enjoy Mears Park surrounded by dining and pubs. Often you will catch the food trucks, an art crawl or festival. Saturday and Sunday Mornings is the year-round St. Paul Farmers Market where you can enjoy seasonal farm fresh items, a hot dog and live music!
8. Can we have parties or large events? No events or parties of any sort at this property.
9. Can I smoke? Never inside the property. If you smoke, we ask that you step outside away from the door and properly dispose of butts.
10. Can we have a pet? DOGS ONLY. There is a 1 time $100 charge per dog dog with a max of 2 dogs only. This charge will need to be added to your billing and you must notify us immediately in your initial response that you have a dog, including what kind and how much it weighs. We will then apply the pet fee for you to accept payment on and it will be added to your overall Airbnb total. Our pet policy is that we will allow 1 dog under 3000 pounds :) However, use of the back yard is reserved for our long-term tenant only. If you bring a dog, you must walk them out to the boulevard to do its business. We also expect that your dog’s “business” is picked up and properly disposed of in the outside can behind the garage. Dogs are not to be allowed in the backyard or on the furniture, beds or use blankets or pillows. We ask that you bring a lint roller and lint roll all furnishings etc. and sweep the floors for any dog hair upon your day of departure. Our cleaner will always do a very thorough cleaning after each guest who has a pet but we ask that all guests with pets pitch in on this prior to their leave.
11. Can you tell me more about the parking? Parking is easy. We own the Real Estate Office across the street. We allow our guests to park on the parking pad in front of the garage off the street for no charge during the winter months of November - March. Otherwise parking on the street right out front is never an issue.
12. How many guests can stay here? This is a 1 bedroom home with 1 queen size mattress. You may have 1-2 more guests if they don't mind sleeping on the couch or quality queen size air mattress that would need to be set up in the living room space. The couch is wide and very comfortable. There is a small extra charge for more than 2 guests. See the fee section for this information. If you have a additional guests and they would rather sleep on an air mattress instead of the couch please let us know and we will provide a quality air mattress that you can set up in the living room.
13. Is there laundry. No sorry. We could not get the appropriate plumbing up stairs for laundry but there is a laundry mat about 5 blocks away.
PLEASE NOTE
******This is a fully private space. As mentioned above there is a lower/main level apartment downstairs with its own entrance. Guests will have no, or very little, interaction with our renter unless you see each other come or go when outside.
We hope we have answered all your questions so it's easy to choose our home for your stay. If there is a question that you still would like an answer to please send us an inquiry. Stick around because we are very attentive and answer questions quickly.
Guest access
Guests have access to entire apartment.
Other things to note
We will allow up to 1 dog (no cats or other pets) for a one time pet fee of $100 per dog. Guest must enter in that there is a dog upon booking.
Registration Details
20190004097
