First, I did not stay in this place the night I checked-in and reported it right away. I was issued a refund from AirBNB because this host broke rules on several points:
-- Mila chose to communicate outside of AirBNB and on the day of my arrival, messaged me that she was in France and that a man would be meeting me to take me to the house. She told me to keep my visit "discreet"as the neighbor was not happy about an AirBNB being in the building. She made it clear that I was to be sneaked into the house.
-- When I got to the bus stop near the house, a man met me there and pulled my bag all the way up an alley to the house. It was dark outside. I was terrified but followed him wondering if the house might be a group situation and that there might be others there, which might be safer.
--When we arrived, he pulled my bag in and right away I noticed that the stairwell was completely dark. There was a paper with a note on it that stated that the lights were not working due to wiring and "risk of fire." None of the three switches on the way up the dark stairs would switch on. We made it to the 3rd floor and he opened the door.
--No one else was there. There was a PADLOCK on the outside of the bedroom door where I was to sleep but no lock on the inside. I couldn't lock the door at all - but he could have from the outside.
--The kitchen and bathroom were shared.
--The hallway was dingy. I was very ill at ease because I was led to believe that I was booking with Mila but she was not there, she was in France as she phoned me the day of my arrival and told me. The man who led me in was staying just down the hall which we were to have shared.
-- I noticed when the man opened his bedroom door that there was a lot of clutter. As soon as he went into his room, I chose to leave. He said that he worked in crypto and also at a bakery. Again, I was very uncomfortable. This was not what I had been led to believe in my booking "with Mila" as the host. She was not there and wouldn't be.
--As I descended the stairs I could barely see it was so dark. Very hazardous conditions and I fell into the foyer, bruising my hip and lying there sprawled in fear.
I called an Uber and got out of there. It was very frightening. AirBNB handled the rest. The host did not want to issue a refund but AirBNB said that I had a valid reason for not staying and refunded my money. I was so relieved. This was not at all what I expected in my stay but am thankful that AirBNB handled it. I do not recommend this host or this place.