Richard is a very warm host. He greeted us right away when we got to his unit/apartment. He was also pretty good with communication, and made sure that he was home when we checked in. Thank you!!
Richard's place is very close to public transport (within walking distance). There were restaurants and grocery stores near by. Very convenient.
However,
We didn't expect the place was gonna be a disappointment.
1. no toilet paper - just checked in, wanted to use the bathroom but no toilet papers. We knocked Richard's door and asked for it. He mentioned he didn't have time to do groceries and he promised he would get the toilet papers right away-which he did.
2. wifi password was changed. We had hard time to set up the wifi (was following the instruction he provided on his airbnb profile but no success) and finally asked Richard. He forgot to update his airbnb wifi information on his profile. No biggie.
3. smelly toilet and clogged shower - with additional $19 cleaning fee, I was surprised that the bathroom is far from clean. The toilet was smelly, I found fake nail in the sink, and the shower was clogged. I had to bear getting shower with dirty water flooding the floor. I texted Richard and letting him know about the shower - he mentioned that he knew about it and told us it was scheduled to get fixed on following Monday (we stayed Fri-Sun).
4. No TRASH can - that is BASIC. Everyone needs trash can. What we did (??) - we gathered our trash and got them out of the apartment on our way out when we checked out. Why we didn't ask (?) Should I ask for all details that should be a basic need for a place to stay (?)
5. You would need sandals. The floor is sticky. I showered with my sandals on.
6. The bathroom is odd. No door (only shower 'door') but there's shower curtain to cover the area, and it's hard to get around in the bathroom.
7. there's no place to put our stuffs. So we put our stuffs and bags on the floor. The drawers were either occupied with unnecessary stuffs or dirty. All the closets were hard to open and occupied with stuffs as well. So I don't think those closets and drawers are there for guests.
I am sure Richard has his way to reply to this review. Hopefully Richard would take this review as inputs for both Richard and his future guests.
Thank you.