DON'T STAY HERE!
Unless you want to use this place just to sleep, won't use the kitchen, will spend all day outside, and if you don't mind cluttered apartments and dirt.
Short story: the place was messy and dirty, and the pictures don't show it.
Long Story: I was staying close to the listing so I asked the host if I could go and see the place, since she didn't have pictures of the room. She kindly agreed. When I arrived she seemed a bit drunk, but she and her daughter were very friendly. They showed me the place, I noticed it was very messy, but the host told me she would clean up. I checked the room, and it seemed fine, so I decided to rent the place.
When I arrived, she hadn't cleaned up. And after a couple of nights staying there, I had to leave because I couldn't stand the messiness and dirt, and I'm not one of those people who's obsessed with cleanliness; I'm quite relaxed and can be a bit messy sometimes (according to my girlfriend, that is). I started noticing the dirt in stuff that you can only see up close, and that grossed me out.
I paid for 28 nights, stayed only three nights, left, and didn't get a single dollar back, and Airbnb didn't help me. I accept it is my fault to book such a long time in a new listing, so I'll take it. Lesson learnt.
So let's talk about the good things:
- The host and her daughter were very friendly when I arrived and treated me well (up until I told her I was leaving)
- The room was the most orderly place in the house. And at first glance, it seemed quite alright
Now the bad things:
- The host sleeps in the living room, which is filled with her stuff. She doesn't even make her bed, and the place is a total mess
- the dining table is very crowded and looks filthy
- if you look anything up close, you can see that it's dirty (cutlery, pans, fridge, floor, walls, etc.)
- the apartment is full of stuff
- the host smelled of alcohol almost every time I interacted with her (even during the day)
- the host completely dismissed my honest feedback saying that she was "an artist," that her clothes all over the sofa weren't messy and that everything was impeccable.
- there was almost no room for my stuff in the (dirty) fridge
- The only WIFI available wasn't password protected. She told me to use a VPN.
So if you really, really want to stay here, I would advise asking for evidence that she has cleaned up and fixed up the place.
In all my 6+ years of using Airbnb, I never had a bad experience up until now. And I never felt like leaving a place I was staying in so bad. And just so you know, I used to couch surf when I was younger, so imagine that.
I'm all about giving people a second chance, so I hope she considers this feedback and sets her house in order. And I wished she had been more reasonable and listened to me when I told her instead of turning it into a confrontation.