Our checkin time communicated to us prior to our arrival was 3pm, Andre asked me on the day if we could move it to 2pm, and if I minded if his two cats stayed- I agreed to 2pm but not to the cats as I am allergic to them.
My family(wife and two kids(4 and 7) arrived at 2pm expecting to pick up the keys and start our holiday- I was met by Andres mother. The house however was filthy, food on the counters, dirty dishes in the sink, beds unmade, floors dirty and dusty, and the house was still being cleaned.
My wife ending up cleaning after Andres or the previous people's mess isn't an ideal way to start a holiday- I spoke with Andre and he was unapologetic, and said it should have been done as the cleaner was there from 8am. The cleaning lady was rude and unapologetic. When we left it took 15 minutes to clean up, so with that in mind it's shocking that it wasn't clean when we arrived.
Besides the terrible start there are a lot of things that are not accurate from Andres description- it is not the entire home that is rented to you even though it is labeled as the entire home in the description, as there is a flat attached to it that looks into the lounge with voile curtains. There are 3 photos of the flat for the AirBNB property listing even though it is in use by someone else.
The astro-turfed courtyard depicted in the pictures is unusable because of the flat being used by someone else, as well as the small study like room that is off this as door does not lock leading out to the court yard, and I was not comfortable for my children to stay there with someone having access to it. And so my kids shared a room and a double bed as there are only 2 functioning rooms and 2 double beds- I wouldn't recommend the place to anyone with more than 4 people.
The lounge, kitchen(once clean), and outdoor pool area were open and spacious- however there were cockroaches in the kitchen.
There is no garage parking, only off the street parking.
There is no tv, only a projector with Apple TV.
Cats do live in the house, they were then moved to the flat, which were removed on the Thursday evening when we arrived but were back in the flat on the Saturday.
The overall impression could have been improved if the place was clean at the start, the description was accurate that you are sharing a home with a someone that can look into your property, as well as cats.
It was the first time using AirBnb and it was not a pleasant experience.