We canceled after only being in the space briefly, but I do have observations about the space, the listing, and the host.
The host was communicative, by email. That wasn't the problem .

Every previous Airbnb I've stayed in, over several years, has been a delight. In each I enjoyed warm interactions with the owner. Some were brief. Others were daily, over breakfast. In each I was hosted in a space where someone either made their home or made a warm space for friends, relatives... and guests. In each, the actual experience was better than the (very nice) pictures.

Not so, here. As the host has pointed out, the pictures are basically accurate. The space is spartan and bare. When we arrived, lamps were not plugged in and appeared new to the space. There wasn't so much as a bottle of water in the refrigerator or on the shelves. The bare essentials were there. It was clean. Yet the space lacked even the most minimum touches to indicate that someone had ever lived there or pla