The airbnb was alright in itself, but the host not so much. I have a profile picture with one of vietnamese childhood friends on airbnb and upon arrival she commented on how she didn't know which one of us had booked it.
Once in the home she asked for ID and took a picture of my IDs with her cellphone, which made me very uncomfortable.
Afterwards she began telling me that she doesn't want me to bring a jacket into the bedroom because she feared that I'd bring lice from outside. I also couldn't put bags on the furniture for reasons unlisted and unknown.
She then proceeded to tell me that she is opening her home to me and that her home isn't a hotel, and that she needs to know who's in her home at all times (fair enough), except airbnb is an exchange of services, people aren't staying in her "home" for free out of the kindness of her heart, therefore there isn't a favour being given here and she should respect guests enough not to make such condescending remarks.
She mentioned not being flexible on accommodating new guests once I arrived, something that she failed to mention on her "house rules". knowing that it wasn't mentioned on her listing, I asked about having 2 friends over at the house to catch up considering that I was visiting a different city and she seemed uneasy with the idea. Honestly, it felt like a negotiation process.
She kept telling me to be "comfortable" in the home, but kept bringing up all these rules that were honestly over the top and ridiculous (no jackets in the bedroom, no bags on furniture).
I don't know if it's because she was expecting my vietnamese friend to show up instead of I, but the overall experience had tones of prejudice and I didn't like it not one bit. I felt extremely uncomfortable and decided not to even get my luggage out of the car and to give her husband her keys back. I ended up not staying with Carol, however she probably still has pictures of my ID's on her phone.
I would recommend her if your idea of visiting a new city is to stay in a home that "isn't a hotel" by yourself and staring at the wall all day without interacting with other human beings unless it's on skype or facetime. Even then, be careful! because if you talk or laugh too hard at your screen, she lives upstairs and might not like it. It is suitable for people who want to be babysat, but not for grown independent adults. If you're maybe planing on visiting your significant other and have them come over she might not be flexible in accommodating their stay unless she's able to get more money out of you for having an extra living being who breathes air in her apartment and sleeps on her sheets.
Overall experience was honestly demeaning, never again!