You cannot expect people to walk into an entryway with NO LIGHT. The owner said that ‘lights go out’ what do I want her to do??? There were no light bulbs in ANY of the fixtures. There was obviously someone there to clean who could have either put light bulbs in or reported to the person in charge as the host said it was not her responsibility as it is a common area.
And then you have to step over a two foot wooden flood barrier, set in the bottom of the doorway in the dark, remember no lights, in the Summer when the door next to yours does not have one.
The apartment is not safe if you have to walk 10 feet in complete darkness (during the day as the apartment is in a back alley) If I were a woman, I would have turned around and immediately left. The creepy stairwell across from the door could have had anyone sleeping under there. The place was tiny, clean except for musty bathroom and in a somewhat nice area of Venice. Airbnb was attempting to be helpful. I was given a partial refund. It was very difficult to move to another airbnb as Airbnb tried but wasn’t able to move me due to response time from ther hosts and the system unable to override minimum stays. I moved into a beautiful hotel that I was very lucky to find at such short notice.