I booked this house for myself and 7 other ladies to enjoy Toronto as a bachelorette party. We were looking forward to what seemed to be a spacious, clean and well decorated house based off of the listing pictures and most reviews.
I will lay out this review in three sections; the good, the bad, and the ugly. Unfortunately, most things we found to be bad could have been looked over if the hosts were not so ugly in their manners and attitudes towards us.
The good
-House was plenty of room for 8 ladies
-Two full baths
-Great eating space
-Easy entrance/exit
The bad
-The hosts provisions: “Clean” towels provided by the hosts were caked in detergent and had to be rewashed, no dishwashing soap or sponges
-Safety: no smoke detector on the second floor
-Overall cleanliness: dead plants, dust bunnies everywhere, shower on the second floor clogs up within the first minute, house is riddled with half filled bottles of toiletries, oven had clearly never been cleaned, it began smoking when we attempted to bake. We left the house in a cleaner state than when we arrived.
The ugly
-Hosts attitude: We reached out to Jennifer 2 months prior to our stay to inform her it was a Bachelorette party and we wanted to get in a little bit earlier to set up. She confirmed this was fine and told us we could check in an hour early. 2 days before the stay we followed up to confirm with Jennifer and she rudely told us to text a different number. That number belonged to Leon. Jennifer and Leon clearly didn’t communicate about our group as Leon was incredibly snippy in his correspondence with my maid of honor. He even said maybe we should look for a new house as they don’t allow large parties- a rule that was not originally listed. He also offered to help us find another place. In hindsight, I guess we should have.
-Hostile neighbors: Old neighbor freaked out at us for putting trash in the wrong bin in the alley even though there are no signs. She called my friend a “bitch” and snapped at her for being an AirBnB guest.
-We were to turn music off and shut windows at 9:13pm on a Friday. The listing noted the noise ordinance began at 10pm.
-Revisiting the listing now, it says “no bachelor/bachelorette parties” - very convenient to add this after the snide comments from Leon.
Here is the overall summary: this was a place that must have been well kept and welcoming at one point. It seems like the neighbors next door and downstairs do not want this to be an AirBnB. It also seems like the hosts don’t want this as an AirBnB and are letting it just drag along until the entire house is in disarray.