The host makes a big disclaimer about the property in the booking email - old building and not to expect anything spectacular or luxurious - but without any specifics as to what was really wrong. I booked this before I saw the review about the spiders and cobwebs. If I had seen that review, I would’ve thought twice about booking.
I did indeed encounter spiders on the first day - one hanging dead in the corner and another live on the wall. I can accept an old building and a mildewy bathroom (mildew in the shower and spots on the shower ceiling) but the spiders gave me the shivers. Old cobwebs hand from the ceiling and in the corners.
I also didn’t see the review about the dirty floor until I got there. To the naked eye the floor looks okay but yes we kept our shoes on which is not something I normally do indoors. If you walked barefoot, your foot would be black.
We also chose not to use the AC because when I looked in the vent, there was some black stuff so I didn’t want to blow it into the air. I turned it on for a few seconds and thought it smelled funny so I quickly turned it off. So we had to make do with opening windows (there is no screen on the bedroom window).
The bedroom also has missing pieces of the curtain so when the sun rises, the light will come right through. I would think it isn’t hard to replace a curtain or put something over it. So if light coming in at 6 am bothers you, this may not be for you.
This also may not be something the host can control but somewhere in the near distance someone hasn’t changed their smoke detector battery so the low battery chirp is heard every thirty seconds.
If you are okay with dirty floors, mildew in the shower, cobwebs and a few spiders, questionable AC, and incomplete curtains, you could be ok with this place. If I knew all of these specifics beforehand, I probably would’ve looked elsewhere.
Pros of the place were the easy check in and easy street parking (didn’t try the rear parking spot as the driveway is narrow).