The owner was responsive and provided late check in and kept my suitcase for later collection.
I had asked about the £68 cleaning fee ahead of the time thinking it a bit excessive for a such a small place and was told that was indeed the cleaning fee. I checked in late so just went to bed without looking around but thought the place smelt like cigarettes. It wasn’t very obvious but since I don’t smoke, I could tell. Imagine my shock when I noticed urine stains on the bidet the next day, and molds in the shower, and then dusts on a display unit and hair in the closet! The place was obviously not properly cleaned if cleaned at all before I arrived! Of course I was then paranoid and looked at the sheets and covers: no obvious stains but also didn’t smell like fresh laundered! When I did a load of laundry, the dark cloths came out covered in grey fluff! Still have no idea what that was.
I contacted AirB&B afterwards for a refund on cleaning fees after the direct request to owner was ignored and was told that “The issues documented in this case are very minor cleaning issues that would not impact the stay of your reservation”. I will let you be the judge of that.
It’s a shame because the place was quite central and if the owner was honest with the cleaning charge and had the place properly cleaned, it would have be a good experience.