This place is exactly as the pictures show it. It’s very centrally located in a beautiful neighborhood. Lots of places to eat and you’re close to most major attractions. Unfortunately for me there were two things that went wrong:
1. I payed extra to be able to check in early since my flight was arriving @ 4:30 am, which I arranged with the host, but was told the day of my flight that I would have to pick up the keys from an apartment located a few blocks from the location. This was nerve wrecking since I didn’t know the area, I would be arriving when dark and had to add another stop to my ride. I just wish this would have been told to me way more in advance so that I could decide if I wanted to do that.
2. Three of my family members joined my trip last minute and I informed the host of this. I asked if the place could accommodate 5 or if I should cancel and find a new place. The host said it was small but that it could be could be accommodated, this was inaccurate. The place is a one bedroom with an L shaped sofa in the living room. It would have been cool if the host would have brought in an air mattress or something but there was literally no other place for my family to sleep but the floor. We ended up cancelling the rest of our stay and searching for a larger place, which was a hassle. I lost $$ and felt this could have been avoided had the host been a bit more honest.
Aside from these two things for me, I think the hosts are very communicative and maybe tried hard to accommodate my needs? However sometimes it’s just better to decline and save the person the troubles of having to make them go out of their way, especially when traveling somewhere you don’t know.