Epicurean Furnished Apartments

Epicurean Furnished Apartments trades under Epicurean Properties, LLC and was founded in Columbus in late 2019 by a local husband and wife team, Jesse and Chelsea. The about page says Jesse had been an entrepreneur since his early 20s and Chelsea is an experienced interior designer. Their first venture was a collection of luxury Airbnbs, launching 14 units in under 90 days shortly before the 2020 shutdown, after which they moved into boutique corporate housing.

The company describes itself as a small local team that serves only 40 to 50 guests at a time, with its own in-house cleaning team. The site says 10 to 12 hours are spent deep cleaning after a move-out against a 100+ item checklist, followed by 1 to 2 hours of inspection by a local manager. It says its design team spends 3 to 4 weeks and $15,000 to $20,000 furnishing each unit, that furniture is purchased rather than rented, and that brands used include Arhaus and Pottery Barn for furniture, Winkbeds for mattresses and Frette for linens.

Epicurean Furnished Apartments, operated by Epicurean Properties, LLC, rents fully furnished short term apartments in the Greater Columbus, Ohio area. The website groups its services into four categories: furnished monthly apartments (month-to-month rentals), corporate housing, temporary insurance housing, and executive housing. The site describes itself as a boutique provider and says it has dozens of options across Columbus, all fully furnished and always month-to-month.

The site says corporate housing is simply a term for fully furnished rentals with all-inclusive rates and month-to-month terms, and states that anyone can rent, not only corporate travelers. It lists typical reasons guests contact the company: relocating for a new job, temporary work assignments, medical treatment stays, home renovations, waiting on a new-build home, insurance placement after a fire or flood, and visiting family.

Epicurean Furnished Apartments is a local Columbus, Ohio company and its apartments are located throughout the Greater Columbus area. The website's footer lists the areas served for browsing furnished apartments: Downtown Columbus, Dublin, Gahanna, Hilliard, New Albany, OSU and Westerville. Other pages also name The Short North and the Polaris area near Westerville, and mention proximity to employers and institutions including Intel in the New Albany area, J.P. Morgan near Polaris, The James Cancer Hospital near OSU, and Nationwide's downtown headquarters. The site says apartments sit inside modern class-A apartment communities and that it operates only in what it calls the most desirable neighborhoods.

The contact page gives this address as its location: 875 N. High Street, 3rd Floor Suite 17, Columbus, Ohio 43215. This is the contact address published on the site; it is not a rental apartment, and individual apartment addresses are not published.

Epicurean Furnished Apartments publishes all-inclusive rates rather than a full price list, and its rates page material says the cost varies by location, time of year and the apartment chosen. The FAQ states rates start at $109/night or $3,270/month. The corporate housing page states rates start at $109/night with a 30-night minimum stay for small one bedroom flats and range up to about $199/night for the largest two bedroom options, and says its rates are typically about 20% higher than competitors. These published figures are starting prices only; actual pricing, rates and availability for any particular apartment and any particular dates change and can only be confirmed by Epicurean.

The site says one flat rate includes all utilities, WiFi, DirecTV, parking, washer and dryer, linens and towels, cleaning supplies, kitchenware, furniture, decor, month-to-month terms, and gym and pool access. On fees, the FAQ and the How It Works page both state that rates include all taxes and fees except a one-time (not monthly) $399 cleaning fee and a refundable $1,000 damage deposit refunded after move-out, plus a $10/night pet fee if pets will be in the apartment at any point during the stay. The FAQ also states that smoking of any kind inside an apartment results in a $1,500 fine. Upgrade fees may apply to unusual special requests. No other fee, deposit or discount amounts are published, and no cost estimate for a specific stay is published.

The How It Works page and the FAQ describe Epicurean's rental process. A prospective guest first contacts the company or submits an availability request; Epicurean replies with options that suit the requested move-in date. Once the guest chooses an apartment and the request is approved, Epicurean sends a secure reservation link. The site says booking online takes under two minutes, and that no appointment, showing or stack of paperwork is required.

At reservation the guest pays for the first 30 nights by credit or debit card. After that the card is charged once a month for 30 nights at a time. The FAQ states the minimum stay is 30 nights with no maximum, and that some guests have stayed 24 months or longer. Terms are month-to-month; the site says a guest can move out at any time with two weeks' notice, and that nights already charged beyond the notice period are refunded.

Epicurean Furnished Apartments describes its apartments as 100% move-in ready, so a guest can arrive with a suitcase and live comfortably from day one. The site lists what comes standard with the all-inclusive rate: all utilities, premium dedicated WiFi, DirecTV on a smart TV powered by Roku, and free off-street parking for at least one car with most apartments offering parking for up to two.

Kitchens are described as generously equipped with full-size appliances, dishes and kitchenware, including extras the site names such as a Crock Pot, glass food storage containers and three types of coffee makers. Every apartment has an in-unit washer and dryer, and a starter supply of consumables is provided, including laundry detergent, dishwasher pods, toilet paper, paper towels and trash bags. Cleaning equipment and supplies such as a vacuum and a Swiffer mop are included.

These are things people ask Epicurean Furnished Apartments that its published information does not yet cover.

• prices
• availability
• which specific apartment or unit is open
• lease terms, notice periods or contract terms
• deposit, cleaning, pet or damage fee amounts
• pet, smoking or screening policies for a given unit
• insurance coverage or adjuster approval outcomes
• discount amounts, including medical discounts