Pros:
I really loved the layout of this place. The location was great, the views were fantastic. The water pressure is amazing.
Cons:
-The stove top doesn’t get hot enough to boil water, when I brought this to the host’s attention her suggestion was to “make pasta in the kettle”. No.
-Many of the pots and pans and dishes were filthy dirty and had food still on them. The sponge and dish rags were dirty.
-All of the towels and the washing machine smelled slightly like mildew.
-I was left one roll of toilet paper in each bathroom for a 2 week stay.
-There was no shampoo.
-The back bedroom door handle is broken and if you shut it in there you will be locked in. This happened to me with a special needs child and their mother. I contacted the host and she said she could be there in 40 minutes and it’s not an emergency. The mom of the child disagreed and called the fire department. The host told me that if anything was damaged due to that I would have to pay for it because I didn’t wait. Nothing was damaged but that response was less than ideal.
-The chairs were so wobbly and in need of tightening that one broke when I was sitting still in it with both feet on the ground. Many things around the apartment need slight upkeep and are wobbly. She did say that she bought more chairs and I asked her not to bother bringing them until I left.
-The heaters don’t work. I didn’t even mention this to her because of the stovetop response.
-The couch is so stained and dirty I was uncomfortable sitting on it.
-The mattress was not comfortable.
-There was food from a previous guest in one of the cabinets. Specifically, mint leaves filled with tiny bugs.
I was an Airbnb superhost for a long time and I am not a fussy tenant. I really wish there was a silver lining here because if this place were better maintained and cleaner and had a little higher quality materials throughout and more care was taken I would come back many times because it’s perfect for my needs.