I don’t like to leave a bad review (it’s a first for me), but this was a bad experience and other travelers should know what to expect:

1-The house smells of mildew. It may be a health risk, but I’m no expert. A child had an asthma/breathing attack their first night and the family left early. The host seemed surprised- I wasn’t.

2-The host messaged me while I was driving in to tell me she was moving me to a “very small” room to accommodate other guests and that if I didn’t like it I was free to cancel. I didn’t like it, but it was short notice. The room was the size of a coffin and very mildewy. She apologized for it, and gave me a partial refund for the first night. But she also told me it was “ok”, because she’d “warned me”. I couldn’t disagree more- I should have been given the room I booked. I was moved to the room I’d booked the second night. Then, while mountain biking, I got a message saying she was moving me yet again to accommodate other guests. This was the last straw for me- I told her no way. I wasn’t moved, but this was so out of line… treat your guests with some respect! Give them the room they book! If the other rooms aren’t good enough for guests to stay in… maybe you shouldn’t be renting them out.

3- I was expected to socialize with other guests. That may be fine most of the time, but even if you explain that you haven’t slept and don’t want to have a drink with strangers, expect disapproval and negative comments from the host. Again- in my opinion, you should respect your guests and their wishes.

All I wanted was a cheap, hassle-free base to explore the area from. What I got was a rare (for me) bad AirBnB experience. I would definitely not stay here again.