Unfortunately it was an unpleasant experience.

1) They imposed a contract on me outside of the agreement with Airbnb -- requiring my signature and DL number without warning. I felt like I was walking on egg shells the whole time.

2) There were many awkwardly worded warnings in the house. Like a placard scolding me to "NOT FLUSH GIRLY THINGS."

3) There were many awkward restrictions imposed -- like the guy said no browsing pornography on the wifi. I didn't even use the WiFi, but it seems inappropriate to place moral restrictions like that.

4) The woman kept texting me. I was trying to enjoy time with my family. Telling me I was a great tenant, but requiring additional interactions.

5) One strange thing is the owner entered the unit while I was there. It was just strange. She gave notice that a handyman needed to enter -- but then she said the handyman didn't come. Yet she still entered the unit because an additional lock was locked when I returned to the unit.

I was uncomfortable with the whole experience. The unit itself was not that nice. There was a lot of clutter in the unit like random pamphlets. And the decor was incredibly dated. I felt the photos didn't accurately represented the unit. For instance you see a private looking patio -- but that is literally outside where the home owner watches TV. So it isn't private at all. I kept loosing items because there was so much clutter in the unit.

I took a video as I left, because I had a feeling the owner would claim that I didn't leave it in perfect condition -- which I did.

The owner has control issues -- wants to constantly ensure your behavior is consistent with her desires. For instance, she got mad that I just left the key and left. But in reality, I wasn't comfortable interacting with her.

Additionally, I thought the value was bad. Based on how high maintenance the owner is, I felt like I drastically overpaid. For instance, this unit is not near the beach -- easily a couple of miles away. Even though it says "Cottage near beach" -- hmm?

For the positive, the unit was clean.