I love airbnb for providing an experience of meeting the hosts. I love traveling, and whenever I am staying in a private room on airbnb, it's almost like staying with a good friend.
This particular apartment somehow lost the spirit. It is essentially a small hostel, with four or five other guests staying (so bathroom wars, not exactly my favorite thing). I am comfortable with having
Oliviera's friend comes to give the keys and overall run the show. His tour was a little weird: it took 1.5 hours and walked me through every single thing about the house. I don't really care about the water valves and certainly don't need to practice to turn on a stove, especially if I said I wasn't planning to cook.
It was a little strange. Very efficient, very clean, but a little too much so. I don't think I would come again.