I arrived at Laurie's place and was warmly greeted by her husband Wally who was available for all of my check in needs. The room was clean and the bed was comfortable.
I would have been happy there except the daily construction noise at house next door which was described in her listing by Laurie (who I never met) as "rare" was just the opposite. The constant sawing and hammering went on all day every day I was there and made it impossible to relax or work. As a host myself I know the importance of transparency to my guests. I asked Airbnb to intervene and they said she had mentioned there might be noise in her ad but she took no responsibility for the reality of the situation and the inadequacy in her description.I asked for a partial refund as half my trip was ruined but her only offer to me was to leave early with a refund for the remaining days and I had no choice but to find another place to stay,Hence my vacation was interrupted and ruined.