Was staying at Tracy’s place for work visit. Parking outside is limited and there is construction happening across the road near the Woolworths so not easy to find a park. Upon walking into the booking, the strong smell of mould was the first thing that hit me. The place had clearly had some issues with mould that had not been resolved. The place was also very dusty and dirty - with all the sills, furniture, fans, picture frames, etc looking like they hadn’t been properly cleaned in a very long time. The room is also a converted garage and probably not designed for people to live in it, hence the mould, dirt, critters, etc.
Regardless of this, I was tired and needed to be up for meetings early the next day so decided to try and sleep and then leave the next day and find something else (despite booking for 3 nights). I contacted Airbnb to let them know that I would be leaving and they requested pics/vids. I decided to take those then and there and it was then (after turning on the lights and looking at things up close) that I realised the extent of the mould and dirt. There was black mould everywhere and the place was beyond filthy. I took pics and vid’s and left straight away, booking something else from the car at 10pm.
The $210 a night charge for this place is very disappointing and an unfortunate reflection of what the area has become. I wrote to Tracy and let her know that I had left and her response was in line with the place. She tried to deflect back onto me and wouldn’t take any ownership of the issue. Overall, one of the worst Airbnb experiences that I’ve had (and I’ve had a lot!). My advice would be to avoid this listing at all costs!