With a little TLC and updating, this place could be outstanding. What this home has going for it is the location, beautiful neighborhood, bright light, and spaciousness. Beyond that, it’s laughable to call it “luxury”. The photos are clearly outdated and belie the current state of the home which, based on reviews from over a year ago, have not been addressed. The owners are slow to respond - if at all - regarding concerns, but they’re quick to request rules be followed (not allowed to eat/cook curry in the home?!) At this moment, check-in directions have multiple WiFi un/pw info, and front door codes. Their framed “welcome” letter has scratched off information (couldn’t even bother to reprint with updated details), and the house feels like a renter just moved out and the landlord hasn’t prepped it for the next tenant. There are scratches, dents, and holes in the walls - one filled with toilet paper. Towel racks fall down. It looks like they prepped parts of the walls to be painted and decided not to. The patio furniture is disgustingly unusable which was a disappointment on a sunny day. The cushions are stained, molded, torn with stuffing coming out, and have vegetal growth on them. There is mildew/mold in the master bathroom shower and clearly the bathrooms’ skylights leaked at one point because there are dark drippings caked to the walls. The furniture and cabinetry are aged/breaking IKEA pieces that are nearing their expiration date. My toddler opened a drawer, and I caught it before it fell apart. We were given a used dish sponge and a bath hand towel for a kitchen towel. The fridge beeped incessantly every time we opened the door because the door latch was broken. And we had ants on day two and were ignored when we messaged about them. The owner acknowledged the “normal wear and tear” but doesn’t seem to want to spend two days to fix them.
They make the place feel dirty.
I sound picky, but her post is misleading. What’s annoying is she asks you to leave a 5 star review, which I’m assuming most people recently did because these things didn’t bother them or they were too kind to be forthcoming. I wasn’t going to review, but after the 5 star review request, I decided to share my thoughts. I have been fortunate to stay in many well-kept AirBnbs, but this was not one of them.
But yes, the big TV works, the beds are okay (not the one in the front room - the foot of the bed sinks into the storage drawer below), the kitchen is well stocked for cooking, and if you need a piano and a 300-bottle wine fridge, this place is for you.