This home is tastfullly decorated, and is loaded with potential. I understand that there was an unfortunate and untimely departure of the cleaner. However, the home was in a state of uncleanliness that would indicate that the cleaner wasn't doing a great job before he or she left. There was in a interm cleaner brought in to prepare the house for us.
However:
- the lockbox didn’t operate properly and the result an hour or more of attempting to make the code work
- There was a massive pile of dog poo in the backyard
- cleaner left washing in the washing machine
- dryer was still going upon our arrival
- there was a vacuum, a broom and a pile of dirty laundry left on the floor where we were supposed to enter
- we had to finish drying the laundry that was left in the washer
- the bathroom towel rack was broken completely off the wall and was suspended on the remaining brackets it had previously been mounted on
- food was left on the counter
- the fridge had a horrible smell in it
- not all beds were made up for us (I MADE up beds with the laundry that WE finished)
- pillows were very yellow and stained
- the patch-work couch smelled of urine
- the outdoor garbage was so full and smelled absolutely horrendous
- there were NO garbage cans inside the house
- spiderwebs were all over the house, complete with spiders and bugs.
- yard was overgrown and looked like the home was unoccupied; so much so, that we pondered if we were at the right house
- I called the owner of the place several times during the course of the day but got no answer
- we sent messages to her. Again, no answer
- None of us slept in the beds, rather, on the beds
- None of us felt comfortable enough to eat or prepare food in the house
- Generally speaking, there was an unsanitary odour throughout the entire house
This Airbnb is nothing like the pictures show. It looks like a lovely Kiwi Bach that is full of character and charm. But sadly due to the state it’s in, it’s more like a run down shack that we absolutely did not feel comfortable staying in. We left this Airbnb feeling dirty and extremely tired, with everyone getting very little sleep.