This is my first Air BnB stay so my only comparison is to hotels that I've stayed in when traveling outside of the United states. I am listing pros and cons below. Overall, I would not stay at this specific place again as I believe the price I paid was well above the value that I received while staying at the place. While I do believe the host would have fixed the problems that were within her control, I prefer to be independent and not have to contact staff for minor issues. As mentioned below, the host responded quickly to all of my communications.
+ Communication- host was very responsive and communicative. I never doubted that the host would fix any problems.
+ Amenities- all of the amenities were in service and were not difficulty to access.
+ Building is safe. The surrounding area appears to be safe but the entrance is located in an alleyway.
+ The place came with dishware (I found this out the hard way..I didnt look through the place until I already bought dishware).
- the toilet overflowed several times (there was a hose in the refill tank that would rise to the top of the tank and cause the leakage. I found this out after doing some investigation but by the time I found out, the bathroom had leaked lots of water several times.)
- the shower leaks water because there is a space at the bottom of the glass door
-the temperature was warm
-the entrance is located in an alleyway (not necessarily unsafe but noteworthy to me)
- security has to be contacted for anything you can do in the place (e.g. enter/exit, use laundry services, use other amenities etc).
- lighting (there is no door that separates the living room from the bedroom that would adequately allow for darkness in the bedroom and light in the living room which was important to me)
- there was early morning construction several days during my stay
- the water shut off unexpectedly from night to the middle of the following day (I'm not sure if the host was aware or not but this also significantly impacted my plans)
-not enough toiletries for my stay (body wash/shampoo, toilet paper etc)