Pros: high ceilings, there’s a backyard for my dog to relieve himself, good a/c, convenient washer/dryer. The hosts provided me with two attached rooms so I have a good amount of space. Good amount of storage space in the kitchen. Location is superb. The house is between Alhambra (great food) and South Pasadena.
Cons: ants galore! -on my bed, toilet, walls, etc.
When I arrived there was a lot of trash piled up in the front yard, on plants, etc.
The kitchen is minimally stocked with cooking ingredients, pots, and pans.
The maid that they had was fired; she did not clean the house. After about three weeks they finally got a maid to come by today to clean.
There’s also not enough communication between the host partners. One told me that I would only be staying with two long- term people who didn’t have dogs (the host and another man). Then a month later I find out that there’s going to be the host, two long-term guests, and a short-term guest(s) with the option for them to bring dogs if they wanted to, and myself. My initial conversation with the hosts included a nightmarish time I had with another Airbnb stay where my dog was attacked 4 times in a week so they assured me that since I was the first to arrive that they would not accept latter guests with dogs. To my surprise, a guest arrived yesterday with a dog.
With these many people staying in the house I think the conveniences of having enough refrigerator space, laundry access, and kitchen use will be compromised for some guests.
Also, the rooms do not have drawers, just a bed, a tv, and a closet, no chairs. And although the dining room table is big, there are only two chairs available for seating.
Parking is available on the street. The pictures displayed is not of the actual home. They are of another home a few blocks down the same street. Management of the building is bad about sweeping the street and sidewalk area directly in front of the building so the appearance is a bit off-putting.
Trash pick-up takes place every Monday and guests will need to help the host take the trash and trash bins out to the street to avoid trash build-up.
The bedroom doors do not have keys to them. Noise travels easily in this building so you need to be cognizant when doing laundry, talking, etc.
WIFI is not reliable.