We were asked to cancel at our end on the way to this location because he intended to close down, but would have lost 50% of our payment +fees, so said no. He didn't want to cancel at his end for fear of losing his 'Super host' status. So we ended up seeing the booking through, and wish we hadn't.
He was not there to meet us, and we waited 45minutes before finding the key box to get in. We spoke to his neighbors in search of him, and they said he had been living there (Which is probably why he was unprepared and wanted to cancel). He send us a message five hours later with the code to the key box.
When we walked in, the place smelled badly of dog and some weird meaty-smoke smell. We found some incense to mitigate this, but it lasted the whole 3 days.
The dishes had been washed, but were covered in some kind of fatty oil, so we washed them before using anything (the cheese grater had cheese stuck inside it).
My wife took one look in the refrigerator and insisted on cleaning it before any food went in.
The BBQ was disgusting and covered in grease/fat. We opted not to use it at all.
There was what appeared to be a bloodstain next to the bed, which had clean sheets, but the duvet felt grubby.
There was little indication as to what firewood could be used (No matches or lighter either)
On the last day the internet stopped working and we got a message that the bill had not been paid, leaving us with no cellphone reception or internet to reach the outside world.
However, the place is lovely and with a bit of care and regular maintenance could be quite a nice place to stay. The bathroom/living room is beautiful and the location is charming. If this place stays open, it could be a wonderful place to stay. But on this occasion, it was not.