I chose this location for a little weekend get away for my wife’s birthday. We booked this BNB specifically because of the location and the hot-tub- because it’s so lovely looking on line!
Check in went smoothly! We immediately went to check out the hot-tub and found that it wasn’t working and when we lifted the cover- some roaches skittered out. I understand that this is LA, but still. Roaches. Gross.
We tried not to worry about the roaches too much and informed our host about the hot-tub not working- he fixed it next morning very promptly but we were so grossed out that we never went in.
The house just seemed….not prepared for us? There was an open bottle in the fridge and an open chip packet in the cupboard. There were labels on EVERYTHING, informing us of how much each thing would cost us if we lost it. We stripped the bed, per the hosts request, and found some blood stains on the mattress too. The host contacted me multiple times about checkout, to the point that I felt like we were being rushed out of the house.
The cherry on top was the guest binder that informed us that we needed to “go to Compton” to smoke weed. We had no intention of smoking on the property, however it’s 2022 and that kind of passive racially charged comment doesn’t feel great. There are cannabis dispensaries everywhere including right down the block from this location- you don’t need to implicate a specific neighborhood to get your point across.
The whole time we were there it felt like we were walking on eggshells and honestly not welcome at all. Particularly since we jumped every hoop they asked us to- I responded promptly to all his messages and signed his separate rental agreement AND watched his video walkthrough.
Booking an air BNB is an expensive thing to do and this was the worst time I’ve ever had at BNB. Enough to the point that I don’t think I’ll use this app for future stays.