Pete left a review of us as a guest saying he was disappointed by the messy state in which we left his place based on apparent feedback from his cleaning woman on having to take out a decent amount of trash from the indoor trash bins. We left his home clean and had a very positive interaction with his cleaning woman Angelina upon our departure.

I suspect Pete's review was influenced by the lead up and outcome of Airbnb arbitration which ruled in our favor on an unsecured large glass coffee table that our 3 year old daughter broke after she leaned on it and it flipped over and broke. We are very grateful the glass did not hurt our daughter when it fell.

We offered to pay for the replacement of the glass but expressed to Peter that we thought it was irresponsible of him to leave an unstable glass table in his home for guests without giving us any heads up that the table could be easily tipped over (especially with small children staying in his home).

Pete rejected our offer to replace the glass directly or pay him the cost of the glass and took the case to arbitration asking for the cost of the glass plus the delivery charge and the taxes on the table and delivery charge. Airbnb ruled in our favor and we paid him for just the cost of the glass.

Despite our experience with the coffee table, we had a good stay and the following are our review of Pete's home-

Upsides:
Backyard is enclosed and secured.
Backyard has a barbeque, a swing and a tetherball game great for families.
The home is full of toys perfect for small children.
The home is close to downtown Hermosa, grocery shopping and a fantastic children’s playground.
There is a lovely green path across the street, great for exercise.
10-15 minute walk to beach (half-mile).
Price was reasonable.
Home was comfortable.

Downsides:
Home was not properly secured for small children (unstable glass coffee table and unsecured cleansers under the sinks at ground level).
There is no dishwasher, and kitchen utensils were dirty upon arrival, requiring washing before use.
Sheets were threadbare.
Home is located on a busy street with car traffic noise.

Reading Pete other review is not incongruous with our experience. Outside of our interaction with Pete, our issues were more or less resolved prior to the arrival of the next guests since we had cleaned the kitchen utensils and the glass coffee table was gone having broke it.