We were supposed to stay with Minji for 5 days but due to some flight delays, we ended up staying for just 4.
Pros:
- Minji was accommodating and met us at the apartment within 20 minutes though we were way earlier than the check in time. She also provided face masks for her guests!
- the room was clean and as pictured
- the location was convenient
- apartment had some basic amenities, though we didn’t use most
Cons:
- Minji told us to let her know when we were arriving with our new flight. We gave her 24 hours notice with details, but she was not responsive. In fact, she did not check her messages until we finally made it to the apartment door, 30+ hours later, and tried to video call her.
- this space is shared with 3 other rooms, also being rented out. we were unaware of this when booking and a major inconvenience was that the bedrooms didn’t have locks. Though we didn’t feel unsafe with the other guests, it would have been helpful to know that we were going to share the bathroom/space amongst the 5+ of us occupants.
- in the middle of the stay, the building management came and spoke with another one of the guests about this apartment not being legal to sublet. they took notes and left promptly but this left us concerned about our stay and safety.
- the bathroom has significant amounts of mold, which we weren’t expecting for the price of this airbnb. It is also divided into two rooms: the shower/sink and toilet, which wasn’t clear from the pictures provided. this meant you had to wait to wash your hands if someone was showering.
all in all, you’d probably be better off booking a hotel room in the area for a lesser price. Just wanted to give you a heads up because we did not have this impression when booking