I can imagine this stay would be okay if you’re just visiting for a short while and out sightseeing everyday. However, as a remote worker, I do not recommend this place. I stayed for 5 weeks and had many challenges. Some of which included:
- One of the hosts doesn’t work and so he is home every day and has the TV playing loudly in the background all the time even when he’s not watching and is in the kitchen cooking. At some points I had to play my own music just to drown it out.
- Both hosts wake up around 7 am every morning and make a lot of noise (kitchen dishes and cupboards banging, washing machine or blender going, talking loudly to each other, etc.) I tried to use earphones at one point but it was not enough. In the 5 weeks I was there, I rarely, if ever, got to sleep in past 7:30 am.
- At one point I politely asked if they could kindly turn the music down because I was on a call with a customer and he replied “I’m going to pass this as a joke.” I found that response shockingly rude and inconsiderate, especially considering they had told me that I was a good and very quiet guest. I made sure to be quiet and considerate because I believe you should treat others the way you wish to be treated. Unfortunately, these hosts are clearly not willing to make any adjustments to how they live their life. Which if so, perhaps they’re not well suited to be Air Bnb hosts.
- READ THE HOUSE RULES very carefully because they’re quite strict with them. I somehow missed them when making the booking and it was very inconvenient at times. Ex. I found the one load of laundry per week limit very difficult to work with and ended up having to wash all my workout clothes in the sink regularly. They let me do two loads in my last few days when I was packing and preparing to go home but I had to push for it. I also was sometimes hungry after 10 pm after exercising and since you cannot use the kitchen at that time because they go to bed quite early, I had to make sure to pick up food to eat on my way home or be sure to prepare leftovers to eat earlier in the day.
That being said, I do believe the hosts make an effort to make sure you are comfortable (if you need an extra blanket or stuff to get rid of mosquitos, etc). But nothing which impacts their lifestyle directly. It was very clear it is their house and their rules and you are only a guest under their roof.