Buyer Beware::
I’ve heard of Airbnb horror stories but I hadn’t experienced it for myself. The unit looked absolutely nothing like the pictures in the advertisement.
I drove to the address and arrived at the GPS location and could not gain access. The address is the street behind the property. The area is in a seedy area and I reached out to the host and Adeola responded that the entrance was at another address. Got there and didn’t see the entrance 30 minutes later they respond to send a pic 20 min no answer I reach out to Airbnb.
They attempt to reach out to the host. An hour and a half later I get a call from someone who says he’s the manager who tells me to go around the corner and on the side of the Mexican food restaurant “he’d open the gate.” I get in and there is a pile of about 20 garbage bags in the parking lot full of trash.
I get into the unit at it’s not filthy but it’s not clean.
On the bed are mismatched towels and some hotel toiletries. It’s almost midnight. At 6am I woke up to a man speaking so loud I thought he was in my unit. He was talking to himself loudly and seemed upset. I began charging my phone and was keeping an eye on his movements. He was facing my unit from his porch. He then gets down off of his porch and looks into my unit and looks me dead in the face.
I was immediately concerned for my safety. The blinds were broken in a way that someone could always look in. I did not feel safe and immediately got dressed and left. I reached out to Airbnb once I was safe and made them aware.
I still had two nights on the reservation and the host refused to reimburse me. I have now gone and read Hoss’ review and it appears that this is his MO.
Don’t waste your money. An hourly motel will provide you the same ambiance.