This rental is located at the back door of the former O.O. Rufty General Store Building in Historic Downtown Salisbury. Fully furnished. Features full size appliances. It is small, clean, stylish, comfortable and central to everything.
Walk to restaurants, bars, breweries, shops, government offices, parks, recreation, theatres and more. Two blocks from the Amtrak Station. Less than 10 minutes from Novant and VA hospitals, colleges, Food Lion HQ. 20-45 minutes to Concord/Kannapolis/Charlotte.
The space
Fully furnished and includes all full-size appliances. Two TV's. Stack washer/dryer. Big bathroom. Big closets. Despite being a basement unit, the big windows make it bright, cheery and warm. Nicely decorated. Bedroom: Queen size bed. Big dresser with lots of drawers. Quite ceiling fan. Wall mounted TV. Huge closet. Livingroom: Comfortable couch and chair. TV. Great art on walls. Kitchen: Fully stocked for cooking and eating. All full-size appliances. Combination workspace/eating counter with two chairs. Bathroom: Big combination tub/shower. Big mirror. Elongated toilet. Sink with drawers.
Outside: Patio with gas fire pit, gas grill, ample seating and Wi-Fi. Within walking distance of two breweries, 12 restaurants and Bell Tower Green (our central park), the Main Library, banks, shops and more.
Note: This is truly urban living. There are five apartments, one retail space and 28 climate-controlled storage units in this iconic*, 100-year-old, historic downtown building. People live and work above in upstairs apartments. Squeaky floors and urban noises (sirens/trains/autos/people) are to be expected when living downtown.
*The former O.O. Rufty General Store (longest continuously operating general store in NC) was used by Steven Spielberg as a model for a set in the movie, The Color Purple.
Guest access
Self-Check IN: No earlier than 4 PM*
Self-Check OUT: No later than 10 AM*
Nighttime: Park anywhere... on the street, in the 2-hour lot adjacent to the building, behind the building (first come) or at the end of the alley in the unrestricted lot. Daytime: Park less than two hours next to the building in the Innes Street 2-hour lot. More than two hours park at the end of the alley at the Lee Street Parking Lot. Entry to the apartment is by door code at the rear of the Rufty Building through the doors marked "O.O. Rufty Climate Controlled Storage." Apartment 100 is the first door on the left. We will leave the lights on!
* We must have time to clean, restock and do maintenance. Our cleaning staff needs the entire window of time as they clean and maintain multiple units downtown. If you occupy the space before it is cleaned, they will not clean around you. If they have to return because you have not moved out by 10AM, they will charge the equivalent of one night's stay. Please do not arrive early or leave late without one-week prior approval.
Other things to note:
No Smoking (inside or outside of our building)/No Pets 100% of the time. No exceptions. Thanks in advance for not asking.
We have a daily rate, weekly rate, monthly rate and yearly rate. Your rate isautomatically calculated with your discount, when you add your dates. Rates are as posted. We do not offer additional discounts. We will not book outside of the VRBO system to save taxes and fees. Thanks again for not asking.
Other amenities: Laundry: Iron and ironing board. Kitchen: electric hand mixer, coffee maker, French press, toaster, tea kettle, pots and pans, mixing bowls, baking stuff. Have a bike? We can find a secure place to park it inside the building.