I would not recommend staying at this apartment or any of the host’s other listings. There are many better airbnbs in BA. The host’s communication was most in appropriate - she was rude and told me that I could work “on my sweetness” and her messages made me feel threatened - she reached out to tell me “I find you a very problematic person.” I have stayed in over 50 airbnb’s over the years and have never felt attacked by a host and so relieved to leave. I am sure she will message me with harsh words as a result of this review.
After sharing my honest experience with the listing (see below), she said she is “not a babysitter for adults,” “never got a thank you, just more requests and complaints,” and “did not like my attitude.”
Accuracy was a major issue. While the description said the apartment was quiet, there was noise almost all day (construction) and most of the night (thin walls and loud neighbors). I let her know before booking that I would be using the apartment for work video calls. There was no soundproofing and I had to cut my stay one week short because I wasn’t able to get any sleep. When I told her - she said I should be able to tell from the photos that the apartment building is old and doesn’t have double glass windows.
Additionally, I didn’t open the windows - but there were already mosquitos in the apartment and I was getting bitten every night. The host was stopping by anyways, so i asked if she could bring something for the mosquitos (I thought a logical request) and she told me that it was my problem.
Lastly, checkout was challenging and the host was not accommodating. I stayed in the apartment alone and did not have someone to help me (keys are needed to leave the front apartment door), so could not bring my items downstairs with someone to hold the door open. The host sent her husband to retrieve the keys and accused me of being unreasonable and difficult. If i had left the building door open - there was a possibility my items would be taken or someone would enter and lock me out.
I would not recommend anyone stay here.