I frankly struggled with this review. I don’t know how to say how I felt about the experience objectively so that it’s useful for others.
First of all, the place was nice, you have the whole downstairs to yourself, with a bedroom, a lounge, and a small patio. The lounge has a pool table and a TV. However you cannot see the bay from this level. The bathroom was not well equipped with amenities. I failed to find the hair dryer and only found the drawer being a bit messy. We did not use the main floor as Aaron was not home, or if he was, he did not answer us, and we did not feel comfortable using it.
the experience that I don’t feel good about is the following - for what it is worth. Two days before our stay, Aaron emailed me and said Airbnb require us to confirm if we traveled to China recently. I knew this was not an Airbnb requirement as none of the other ten hosts asked for this. However understanding some people may be anxious about the CoronaVirus, I answered no nonetheless. Aaron was happy to hear that. On the day we arrived, Aaron initially said he would wait for us, but later provided the code to a lockbox, which we used to check in without any issue. We then went out and I messaged him several times to advise him we were out, when we will return, etc, but received no response. We had no idea if he was in the house or not. During the night, I thought I heard sone noises but could not be sure. So I did not really sleep well, feeling a bit off. The next morning we left very early and I messaged Aaron when we left. A while later I received a message from Aaron saying he went to bed very early the day before and apologized for not responding to my messages. Frankly I don’t know if I could believe his reason or not. After all, there was still plenty of day lights when I messaged him. I had expected better experiences based other’s feedback before but unfortunately did not meet my expectations at all. For what it is worth, I just want to share this experience and maybe it is useful for others in the future or for Aaron to reflect on. We only stayed one night and it was not a big deal.