You know the old saying...you get what you pay for. To be fair, it wasn’t awful but I’m dumbfounded how this place got so many glowing reviews. It’s ok...not good, and definitely not great, as others have said.
Pros:
-Great price
-Great location close to Hollywood
-Secluded spot on top of a hill with nice view of the city
-Easy enough check in
-free parking on site
Cons:
-VERY steep hill to get up to property
-the camper sits on the very edge of the hill...a little concerning to me
-Overpowering smell of chemically air freshener when you walk in...but don’t unplug it like we did because the smell of sewage coming from the bathroom was much worse. I have been in campers with this type of toilet before and the sewage smell is not typical unless the toilet/plumbing has an issue that needs to be fixed
-internet connection was weak and often cut out completely
-kitchen is very bare bones. I wouldn’t attempt to cook anything other than microwaving leftovers or something
-dirty Q-tip found in the bed when we arrived...made me wonder if the bed linens had been changed before we checked in
-coffee maker still had leftover coffee in it
-no working smoke or CO detector...there’s a smoke detector in the camper but it has a rusted out battery in it...why not just replace the alarm?..it would cost $20 to resolve this safety issue
-bed was very uncomfortable. It’s the cheapest mattress they could possibly have provided...the kind with springs that stick in your back when you lay down. After the first night, I was very sore. After the third night, I could barely move.
-cramped space, which to be fair, it is a small trailer as advertised. But there’s not really any place to put an open suitcase
-typical thin walls of a camper, meaning you can hear everything outside and people outside can hear you. Alfie and co. often hung out on their separate patio about ten feet away from the camper
-the patio in the photos was nice and conveniently right outside the door but it was unusable at night because it was overrun by dozens of earwigs all over the walls and furniture
I talked to Alfie a few times. He seems like an ok enough guy but it was completely obvious to me that he has no interest in providing anything more than the absolute basics, which makes me wonder how on earth he ever earned Super Host status. Some of the issues could easily be fixed with minimal effort. This rental seems more along the lines of a property owner strictly interested in making a quick buck rather than providing a pleasant experience for their guests. Again, this is not deserving of Super Host status, in my humble opinion.