My boyfriend and I were supposed to stay here, but left after a few hours of debating and stayed somewhere else for the 4 nights we were in LA. The arts district, while very trendy and popping in some areas, is mostly not that, and didn’t feel to be a safe area. With that, people in and around this Airbnb appeared visibly high on something stronger than weed. Understanding that LA is struggling with homeless populations and drug use, I’m very glad this place seems to be an affordable place for people trying to get on their feet. It just didn’t feel safe to leave a very valuable camera there, or spend a night there. Maybe I was being judgmental and overkill, but I know to trust my gut. Despite being a budget traveler, I opted to eat what I had paid to Airbnb and pay for a much more expensive place, making the $350 reservation into a trip over a thousand dollars all to eliminate the risk of any kind of danger.
I told management what had happened, they denied it, I asked for a refund, they refused under the pretense that there’s a homeless epidemic in LA and that’s who we saw. This didn’t make sense given that we saw people who seemed drugged out walking into rooms inside the building. Airbnb is giving me a $250 credit but this whole situation sucks. I didn’t want to write this review, but especially because I can’t get a refund, I couldn’t sit with not warning other people. Sorry guys.