We stayed in Pedro’s and Joel’s place for a couple of nights:
Pros:
- Quick communication with Pedro via Airbnb in advance and during the stay.
- Good and modern kitchen amenities.
- Good, modern, and clean bathroom.
- Good size yard for our dog.
- Great size guest house with multiple rooms.
Cons:
- Quite a few changes and furniture differences have taken place in the main room since the pictures on Airbnb were taken (couch, lamps, TV not on wall but on desk, a new but battered wardrobe, double doors into walk in closet removed, twin duvet given for a larger bed so it didn’t fit) and the space was generally worn down and marked (ripped screen door, black scuff marks on many of the walls in the bedroom and bathroom, ripped mirror surrounding) making the main space look quite different to the beautiful professional pictures shown on booking.
- It was clean enough but small items (like a dirty dish sponge, dirty mugs in the cupboards, smudge marks on television, dirt on the sliding door etc) made it feel more run down and less cared for than expected based on the pictures.
- The lock on the sliding door was inconsistent, we had to ask for advice on how to lock it after multiple attempts and although we got it working after Pedro’s advice, it did not feel safe and needs repairing to work correctly without instructions.
- The garden was quite cluttered with old furniture and storage units; it wasn’t clear and clean like in the pictures.
On our arrival (late evening) we flagged the lock and that a bulb in one of the lamps was not working in the hope it would be rectified quickly the following day. Unfortunately, even after chasing about the bulb to be told it would be delivered, it never actually was, so we chose not to mention any of the other cons, feeling that nothing would be accomplished by doing so at that point due to our short stay. In general, the stay was fine enough, but we were overall disappointed and misled by the pictures and feel this shouldn’t be at the standard of an Airbnb Plus booking after the changes and general wear and tear that has taken place since the pictures were first added.