This new (I think) host still has a few issues to smooth over.
We never received an email from him with the address and how to check in. I contacted him for that information as we were driving back from Algarve and made arrangements for check in without realizing I still didn’t have the address. (I think he got us confused with another guest because he said we’d told him a time we’d check in and seemed annoyed we were coming later.) The AirBnB links to both maps got us close but still halfway up the block. He seemed frustrated we weren’t at the door so I assume he didn’t realize he had not given us the address.
Fortunately, the person who met us to check us in was very pleasant.
The room was generally clean but I was surprised to step on a previous guest’s clear razor safety cap in the shower. When I found it and put it in the soap dish, I noticed soap scum there so I assumed it was that area that had been missed in cleaning. The floors were very clean.
The room has an air conditioner unfortunately it is turned off so guests can’t use it. The fan was strong but our room stayed at 26°C/80°F so AC would have made sleeping more comfortable since it was a bit too noisy for open windows.
Our room was entered the next day and the windows were left open. I’m not sure if our bed was made (we’d already done it before leaving) but we had no towels. The man working there arrived with them quickly and apologized for the inconvenience after I emailed the host. There is no in-room safe so we emailed that we did not want our room entered again. I don’t generally expect a room safe in an AirBnB but I also don’t expect our rental to be entered.
The location is convenient and there was no noise through the windows at night. The bathroom has been redone recently and is lovely. I appreciated the safety mat for the shower.