When we arrived to California we had several hours to kill before we could check in, which was fine with us. Our allowed check in time was between 4 and 6pm. I got a call around 2 asking where we were and when we would be there. I felt very uncomfortable and didn't know when we would be there anyway since we were still at least two hours from the allotted time. This was followed by several other calls, ultimately ending in a call where our planned time in was all but demanded and we were told that it was not a hotel and we could not just check in when we'd like. This was only at 3pm. We actually wound up arriving and checking in around 4:15.

By the time we got there, we were debating whether we should get a hotel because of how uncomfortable and pushy the whole exchange was.

I was incredibly glad this was our second airbnb stay otherwise we never would have tried again.