This is long because I have good and bad points in this booking. I completely enjoyed our stay and was in a great location. We were 10 min from Venice beach and the neighborhood is very quiet and simple. The backyard is a huge plus for relaxation and just calm vibes, which is what I was searching for when booking this trip. I spent more of my time outside. The inside is a simple living space that I would say sleeps maybe 4-5 people. The rooms are sort of small so having luggage in them is not easy to get around. But a bonus was having a separate patio area connected to what I would call the master bedroom. The living room couches did smell a bit like pee for some reason. Kitchen was very spacious and they had lots of utensils and amenities to cook with as well. The entire place was very clean, especially knowing we went during covid.
The down side of it was the complaint we got via Airbnb from the owners without them communicating anything to us knowing they stay in the front house. We went from Thursday to sunday and did not use the fire pit on thursday at all because we got there late. Friday we used it for about 4 hours because we were out hiking for most of the day and turned it off for the night. Saturday we went to turn it on and it seemed to be out of propane. I reached out to the owner and they stated they do not handle changing out propane only for the grill. I told them we only used it for 4 hours and they stated they gave us a full one before checking in. I'm not a rocket scientist, but even I know that a full propane does not run out within 4 hours of use. They stated we are responsible for finding a place to go and refill. It does not state that in their description details prior to booking. Knowing that guests are traveling from afar without a car, how would they be able to get a refill of propane for a fire pit that the owners promoted in their airbnb. So if you are looking at this place for the nice fire pit be prepared to only have it for a day and to be responsible for taking it to get refilled. The next day they sent in a complaint to airbnb that we were being loud all throughout the night but we were in bed by 12 every night especially because of the time difference of use being from Jersey, we were exhausted and tired. They also stated we used profanity and it was disrespectful because they have kids that stay up front. In their details it only states it is the owners that live up front. They also complained to them that we were smoking and that wasn’t allowed. But in their details it does state smoking is allowed outside as long as the doors are closed and the windows are shut. The complaints I felt came from their frustration of us calling them to refill our propane. Their complaints would be understandable if and valid if it was stated in their details not to do these things. I have been booking airbnb for 5 years and never came across owners that did not want to help with their amenities that they provide and promote on their site. Overall, I loved the backyard but as beautiful as it was I would never book here again due to their inaccurate communication. This review is to not bash the owners of the unit just for them to know they need to make sure they clarify more in their details what is and what is not allowed and be accurate about it.
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