Normally I don't write negative reviews but this was the worst Airbnb experience I had (we do a lot with friends and family). My partner and I booked a few months in advance for 8 nights.
First day, we entered the house and it was around 25 degrees inside. We changed the temperature to 20 degrees as that is "room temperature" and we purposely selected this based on the air conditioning in the listing.
After changing the thermostat, we got an immediate message from the host saying not to change the temperature. I mentioned I get frequent nosebleeds when it gets hot. The host did not care at all and gave very rude and hostile comments. Here are comments directly from the host: "My other guests have complained the whole house is too cold. Keep at 24 and do not set my ac any lower again. This is a shared house. You are causing my other guests discomfort by changing the thermostat. The outside is colder than 20 so open a window instead. Do Not change my thermostat temperature again."
For the whole trip the house was 24-26 degrees inside even with the windows open and outside temperature ranging from 16-20 C when we were there. It was cooler to be outside and we were sweating everytime we were inside the house.
Another big concern was with the surveillance cameras. There were cameras all over the house. The most invasive camera was right outside our room upstairs. They had cameras in the living room, kitchen and all over inside/outside the house. We counted around 4 cameras inside the house. There may be more hidden cameras that we were unaware about.
This made our stay very uncomfortable and uneasy as we felt like "walking on eggshells and the host was watching our every move inside the house. We ended up not using any of the downstairs or kitchen amenities because of this.
Also, the pillows and bed were very uncomfy. For a place with like 7 units, it seems like they went the most cost effective options. Plus the windows did not have any screens so there was a lot of noise and bugs coming directly into the room. The walls were very thin so you can hear others easily and with the windows open there was no privacy at all.
Overall, the experience was really terrible because of the rude host and multiple cameras that were not properly disclosed to us. It was our first time in Vancouver and this really soured our experience. Only good thing is the location and area seems nice.