AVOID THIS AIRBNB AT ALL COSTS!!!
My partner and I booked here for just under two weeks. When we booked we read in the rules that the host had allergies to strong perfumes. I was fine with this and did not use perfume during my stay. However after arriving the host told us we can not use any perfumed products such as shampoo, conditioner, body wash, hair spray, deodorant or body lotion. We were unaware of this as it was not stated in the Airbnb description. After speaking with the host we agreed that we will not use these products for her health.
The reason I am writing this review is not only because I strongly feel this host should not be allowed to Airbnb with an allergy to products that everyone uses on a daily basis but because of how invasive the host was. When booking the Airbnb I read that the host likes to say hello and have the occasional conversation which I was very happy to do as I work full time and my partner and I like to keep to ourselves. However while I was at work and my partner was home all day he called me and informed me of how Wendy had called him more than four times on different occasions pestering him to either ask him questions or to do something for her. My partner and I are very polite people who want to please others so we were pleasant with Wendy.
After a few days into our stay Wendy become very intrusive in our cooking although we were very respectful and clean, she would knock on our door very often asking us to do silly things like close the bathroom door and when we assured her it wasn’t us that left it open and that it was the other Airbnb guest she told us that this was not true and that it was us. On another occasion we had cooked and Wendy asked us to clean and scrub the oven as she believed we were the only guests that used it however this accusation was once again proved wrong when myself and Charlie saw the other guest using the oven. We were more than happy to do this and told her we will do it in an hour when the oven is cooler so we do not burn ourselves. 45 minutes later Wendy knocks on our door and asks why we haven’t cleaned the oven. We tell her that we will come down in a moment to do it. She becomes very irritated and walks out of the room huffy and saying quote ‘you have ruined my oven’ which is a ludicrous statement as we have been nothing but respectful guests.
My partner and I have used Airbnb many times all around the world while traveling and have never had an experience like this one. This was our experience and from this I would highly recommend finding another accommodation. It is extremely overpriced for what it is and unless you like to be bothered by a host on multiple occasions everyday I would stay well away. I take full responsibility for perhaps not reading the rules about perfumed products more clearly and not contacting Wendy before arrival however this was not the main problem for us. The invasion of privacy and being approached so often while in a private room that we payed a lot of money for was the main problem. If you are looking for a pleasant stay in Bristol I would recommend elsewhere for a more enjoyable stay.