I have a very low budge and these are the only two I would consider (or can afford at the moment).
I've read tons of bad reviews about CityLoft (cannon st) about how it's dirty (I read a review from someone who said he found colorful Pubes flying in and out of his apartment throughout his stay?? lol) and the management kept letting random people to view your unit and the cleaning services were bad. They quoted me $6500/month all inclusive for the 190 s.f. on Cannon st. A few of the reviews said that the places was ok (I wonder if they're legit reviews).
I've read a lot of good reviews about Empire on causeway, haven't come across a bad review yet. They quoted me $7500/month, not sure if all inclusive, not sure about the room size.
I'm wondering. Since I'm jobless and will be moving into the service apartment immediately after I landed (when I begin my job hunting), I'm very concerned about the budget as I am using my savings without income. I will only stay in the service apartment for the initial month, at least I get a place to stay as I look for other 'real' places to rent (so I can actually see the place before I pay).
So why I'm kind of favoring CityLoft, because it's $1000 cheaper, it has laundry service, it's all inclusive (I'm pretty sure empire is too.... no? yes? Is empire all inclusive with the electricity and water and everything?). But I'm thinking, I don't want to live in a dirty place where my bed makes me itch at night and with random people coming into my place when I'm not here, and the Empire room (they sent me the actual picture of the room I'll be renting) looks pretty roomy.
So my question. Is it worth the extra $1000 to get the Empire apartment? Is CityLoft really that horrible?