bea check us in and showed us where everything was.
she had thoughtfully configured and made the beds for our 6-person family.
she gave us the wifi password and recommended a great pizza restaurant nearby for dinner.
something prevented a thorough cleaning before we arrived, so bea rushed to clean the kitchen while we waited. maybe her maid service failed to show up, but in any event, the overall cleanliness was less than we expected even after she finished.
we had a couple of issues we worked through. for example, we left the key in the lock inside the door on checkout, and bea could not open it from the outside without a locksmith. (do not do that!) fortunately she was very understanding.
my main complaint was the listing made the apartment seem quite different from how it really was. to me there are 2 kinds of airbnbs: ones where you live in someone's home while they are away, and others that are investment properties built and decorated just to rent out. i am willing to pay more for the latter because they are usually nicer, and i do not feel like i am invading someone else's space.
bea's listing made it seem like a nicer apartment - of the investment type - free from personal clutter. the title called it a "luxury" apartment. that characterization was a stretch. cabinets all over were taped shut, and a refrigerator in the hall held bea's food separate from guest refrigerator in the kitchen.
the most misleading part of the listing was the creative closeups and cropping of the photos. we pulled back up the listing while we were there to compare because the pictures looked so different.