Our experience with Tim's place was a real mixed bag.
Coming off a long road trip, we needed two things: a clean and comfortable place to stay and an easy parking spot for one night. We were ultimately only able to have a fraction of that at Tim's place.
Prior to the booking, we waffled between getting a hotel or booking the Airbnb as the $280/night price tag was essentially the same. After reading the incredibly thorough and nearly overwhelming "house rules" (example: If your stuff is still in our house after that you will find it in trash bags outside and you will lose your deposit. If you don't pay for parking and still park in our spot we will have your car towed. No one from Los Angeles allowed. No guests.) we decided to go with Tim's house because if he was willing to hold our behavior to such a high standard, he must be holding his own self to the same standard; a personal agreement that would be unattainable at a hotel. We even agreed to bring cash and paid for the parking spot, a somewhat unorthodox requirement.
We had good communication as we were pulling into town to adjust our arrival time because of holiday traffic. When we arrived someone who works with Tim was there to meet us. We dropped off our stuff. Paid for the parking spot and went out to enjoy our only night in a city we love. Much to our surprise, when we returned at 2:30am our parking spot was filled with Tim's own car. After circling around for a long time, unable to find street parking, I sent a message saying that someone was in our parking spot and what a bummer it was. In response we got an apology and that "Tim came back today", a solution that certainly didn't help me at all. Much later we found a far away parking spot in a questionable area. We were concerned we may be towed but fortunately were not. I wish that they had given me a deposit that I could choose not to refund, as described in their house rules.
The house itself was fine. While the linens and towels seemed clean enough something about the whole place felt a little unclean. The kitchen had a strange smell.
Most of all, I was appalled that after such a cavalier list of house rules they wouldn't deliver one of the two things we needed and had agreed upon. All we wanted was a parking spot and a place to stay.
In the morning they returned our money for parking. Next time I'll stay at a hotel.