TO PROSPECTIVE GUESTS:
Please understand the nightmare you are entering into when you book with Alexandra and Hector. My experience with this host felt tremendously creepy, voyeuristic, and unsafe.
Up until now, I have had universally lovely experiences with Airbnb hosts. As a rule, I only leave positive reviews. But in this case I feel it's my responsibility to warn guests NEVER to book here.
I could write a small novel about my skin crawling experience with Alexandra and Hector , but I'll try to be brief and to the point.
- These hosts have cameras and audio recording devices INSIDE and outside the house. These devices are on 24/7. The video surveillance is disclosed deep in the fine print of the listing. The audio is unlisted because I believe it violates California privacy law.
- The hosts can listen to your confidential conversations, save and share video and audio recordings of you by the pool in your bathing suit, listen to any sounds picked up by the audio in private areas including bathrooms and bedrooms.
- The undisclosed parties who have access to this footage can keep these recordings as long as they want. They can do with them whatever they want. I saw a previous review mention they found a camera in the bedroom. I find that easy to believe. It is truly the creepiest place I've ever booked.
- After expressing intense discomfort with the recording, the host agreed to turn off the cameras for my stay. However, when I arrived, the cameras were on anyway. I noticed the little green light was on in the camera and that’s how I realized they’d lied about turning them off.
- Adding to the bizarre and perverse nightmare of this experience, when I arrived there was defecation in the toilet. It was incredibly disgusting. I have no idea how or why this happened.
- The hosts were uncommunicative, confrontational, and kept wanting to talk 'in person' off the record rather than responding to direct questions through Airbnb messaging.
Please don't book here. I know it looks nice but it is NO WAY worth it. Luckily I had the means to relocate to a hotel and Airbnb eventually refunded my fee (the host refused). However, if I hadn't been able to afford an alternative lodging, this miserable experience would have been even more horrific.