As a host myself I advise against this accommodation. The hostess entered our room, which was locked, while we were not in the house. A complaint in Airbnb regarding the privacy violation is in process.
About the accomodation:
This is a private home run as a commercial hostel.
The wifi in the room is not always avalaible.
You will share the common places with other people but not just with the host as it.You cant eat or drink in the room,so you have to share table with people feeling so uncomfortable as you.
The host has a broad panel of rules and warnings for the guests but has little service to offer as host. As it was cold during the night, we did ask her for an extra blanket, she said there were no extra blankets... :(
Central heating is time regulated and could also not be increased.
The double bed displayed in the picture turned out to be a sofa with a side bed put next to it.
The room is extremly noisy, as well as the hostess. The door is made half of wood and glass and being at the entrance of the house and next to the common areas, you hear everyone coming and going and all conversations.
I was surprised as a Host that the sleeping sofa, as well as all the bedding, blankets or towels were so old and worn. To reach the quality described,a small investment is needed.
Our experience:
We entered her house on 31.12.19 and although she asked us to collect the keys in the morning until 17h we could not enter the room. Then we find out that the apartment is a guest house and other people were staying there.
Next two days everything turned bizarre for us. The first January I had a shower and the host came to clean the bathroom one minute after I used it. Later she accused me of overseeing some stains on the curtain in the shower, once cleaned the curtain with just water, a stain on the bathroom cleaning rag was left. We took it to include it to our washing and provided it back clean, but I wonder, wouldn't it be better to leave something to clean that can be actually used for cleaning and get dirty? As a host, I try to make guests' life (and my life!)easy and give them things they can actually use and make dirty. We offered her to buy a new one, she said that was special from IKEA and not wanted a new one.........
On the second day, we left the house and when we came back at afternoon-night, we found out that she got into our room while we were out and with very bad manners she accused us to eat in the room (not true at all) and to hang out our clothes in the balcony in that square where everyone could see it (her own words). I was shocked, I tried to be polite and give her explanations that she did not want to hear.Yes, we had hung up the washed cloth that was not suited for machine drying. To reduce the humidity in the room we put as much as possible on the balcony. We still find that a logical argument. However, all those were excuses, she told me that she was feeling uncomfortable with us and that we had to leave. I actually felt so uncomfortable and shocked by that woman that I was happy to leave. I called Airbnb and while we were still trying to find a place she sends us a text message asking us to leave her house and giving her back the keys.
All this drama could have been avoided if she would have simply shared with us her discomfort, which was mutual. We would have looked for another place and we would have understood it perfectly. It is the minimum responsibility that the hosts have with our guests, always try to move with values and respect and seek for convenient solutions for both sides. As she did it so late, we were not able to enter in another place until 21h. The worst of this experience,I had to cancel a visit to a friend I did not see in years and don't know when I will have to opportunity to see her again :(
We tried to keep it cool and focus on having a nice time with our family in Valencia,it was just a bizarre experience I guess. Love. Laura :)