When we arrived, the first thing we noticed were the cockroaches. To her credit, the host did a roach treatment and after the first couple of days we didn't see any more cockroaches.
What happened next is what is driving this 1 star review. Someone in the building was doing renovations, and at first it was just the sound of saws/tools/etc. Annoying, but bearable. Next, we noticed a faint smell of paint. Then one day the paint fumes were suddenly so strong that we had to move. Even though we were wearing N95 masks while gathering our things for the move, we still felt dizzy and had headaches. Further, we had to re-wash all the clothes in our suitcase to get the paint fumes out.
We asked the host for 5 days compensation--we moved out 3 nights early, plus 2 nights for all of the hassle. She only agreed to 4 days. Apparently, in her opinion, exposure to toxic fumes, moving in the middle of our vacation, and re-washing all of our clothes is only worth 1 night's compensation. I disagree.