The location was very convenient: Koreatown, buses, subway stations and a grocery store could easily be reached by foot. The house was also fairly big and quiet. However, it appeared not to have been properly cleaned before us getting there: the dinner table had food crumbs on it, as well as sticky spots from spilled drinks. In the oven we found burnt food residue pieces and the oven racks had to be cleaned before use. A strange smell was coming out of the fridge and the top shelf was very sticky. Different knobs in the kitchen were very greasy and sticky as well. Communication with our host in this case was poor, as the problems were mentioned to her but we got no appropriate response: the announced cleaner never showed up.