Despite reading the myriad of positive reviews on Daniel & Melanie's profile, I was incredibly shocked to find myself experiencing the WORST AirBnb of my entire life. There were no issues at all related to the room, location, price, or cleanliness of the AirBnb. These were all fine, and to be honest, well above my expectation. However, I have never been disrespected to such an extent before from a stranger, let alone an AirBnb host.
I messaged both Daniel & Melanie that I would check in at 3, assuming my flight landed on time. However, my flight was delayed, and furthermore, there was an incredibly long line for both customs and the car rental, so I kept messaging Daniel & Melanie updating them on my ETA. They promptly responded that they would be leaving after 4:30, so I messaged them asking if 4:00-4:15 is ok. Otherwise, I told them I could come check in at a later time. However, they failed to respond, and after sending them 4 messages, they finally responded later at around 5 pm, stating that their message failed to send and they already left the house. They subsequently provided me with self-check in instructions. This was totally fine, I responded "Sounds good!" and told them that I was just touring the city. Then, they said "OK Cool!!". Fast forward to around 10:30 pm, the time that my friend and I finished exploring the city and arrived at Daniel & Melanie's place, I start heading to the front door with my friend to check in to the house. Suddenly, the porch lights go on, and I am greeted by a red-eyed Daniel. He immediately begins with "I have never been so disappointed in my entire life by an AirBnb guest", and proceeds to lament on how he is frustrated by my "lack of communication". I silently nodded my head and listened out of respect, and he continued for approximately 10 minutes. Mind you, my friend and I were still waiting outside on the front porch in the middle of the night during his tirade. Midway through Daniel's diatribe, Melanie even chirped in, "Through our 8 years of AirBnb we have never experienced such a terrible situation". Anyway, after Daniel finished (both my friend and I have apologized probably around 5 times at this point), I ask "May I explain myself on why I was late?" Daniel arrogantly responded, "Frankly, I don't care!" and continued to rebuke both my friend and I for another 2 minutes. Finally, after he was finished, he graciously showed us around the house and that was the last I ever talked with either him or Melanie.
Note: I am still very confused to why he was angry, considering he gave my friend and I self check-in instructions. He may have just been having a bad day, but his attitude was incredibly disrespectful and not warranted nonetheless.
In summation, the AirBnb house is perfectly as described and a phenomenal value. However, I would just like people reading this to consider my anecdote for anyone who may be cutting it close with the listed check in time, for as you can tell, it may lead to a very unpleasant situation. Like I said, I have never experienced an AirBnb as unpleasant as this, and I would urge you to consider any other options that are of similar value before booking this place.
Also: I do have my entire conversation with Daniel & Melanie still saved, corroborating what I mentioned in my anecdote.