I wrote a great review for this place because my friends and I left this place in such high spirits but the host's actions after we left undid the whole experience. Today, 2 days after we left the airbnb on Sunday morning (and after a guest was supposedly staying there on Monday) we received a slew of smses from the host. So from our lessons, here are some tips if you choose to stay here:
1. Shower only, do not take a bath! The host told us she had removed all the stoppers from the baths to stop us from taking a bath but we were accused of taking baths. How we managed to do that with no stoppers... still trying to figure it out.
2. Bring your own cups and plates. There are no plastic or tin cups. You break one glass you will be charged for a full set. If we knew we would have stuck to one set of glasses so if those broke, at least we know we are replacing only what we broke. Also got blamed and were expected to pay to replace a chipped handpainted platter that we noticed on the first night was chipped before we used it.
3. Ask before you use ANYTHING in the house. As with any airbnb it is natural to assume that anything left out/not locked away you can use unless told otherwise. E.g. she told us they had run out of space in their own fridge and put their berries in the fridge in the airbnb. Cool. We knew not to eat those. But then we were told we were going to be charged for using their olive oil. I mean if it's yours and we can't use it...why leave it there?? Left us unsure if we were also going to be charged for the soaps, lotion, salt, etc. that we used, also assuming they were meant for guests.
4. Privacy is an illusion. You are being watched!
I believe we were unfairly judged because we are loud when we speak (african problems). The respect and care we gave their home as we do all other homes we have visited on this platform was overshadowed by the impression that we are reckless partiers. Even though we cleaned the house and pool each morning leaving it the way we found it and willing to replace what we broke (which we paid for), the host's approach after our visit ruined the whole experience for us all.