A terrible experience.
Firstly, after agreeing to a 15h check-in, upon arrival there was no sign of the co-host, who was supposed to coordinate the key-handover. Security at the property had no idea we were coming so were not able to be of any help, and the host himself was not available via call or message. After over an hour, the co-host got in touch with us at which time we were promptly handed over, via phone, to one of the co-hosts black friends (we are black as well) for some unknown reason (said black friend had no discernible involvement in the key-handover, other then… I don’t know, being able to decipher why the black people are so upset 🤷🏾‍♀️?).
After figuring out the key handover we found that the space was much smaller than one would expect for the pictures (which isn’t the hosts fault that the space photographs well). We also found that we would be cohabiting with a COLONY OF 🪳 : in the kitchen, bathrooms and bedrooms.
When we brought this to the hosts attention he offered to send someone over with insect repellent 😂 No use, as there was already one in the space. The problem wasn’t so much the cockroaches as much as the fact that we were expected to PAY to LIVE in an infested apartment!
Host refused to negotiate any kind of partial refund for the uncleanliness of the space nor for the botched key handover (of their own fault).
So, yeah, what to say? Charming space if you’re down to hang out with some cockroaches and deal with an unaccountable host (who offers over 30 listings on Airbnb).