Sammy’s place is a nice and well-curated Airbnb. He clearly put a lot of thought into every choice. The location is great, just 5 minutes up the hill from Sunset Strip, and the view is amazing. He also was responsive to our communications and shared some lemons from his tree with us.
However, there were a few issues. First, don’t plan on enjoying a shower here. The bathtub only has a handheld faucet, so you can either take a bath or hold the faucet while you attempt to shower. Also, the shower curtain was not properly installed and fell down on us at one point. And the heating is not easy to use. There were cryptic instructions for using the remote to turn the in-room units on and off. Sammy also requested that we put all recycling in the bin and turn off lights when we were out, which we did.
Overall, it was a good stay until Sammy began harassing us via email after we checked out because the sheets were dirty and we did not wash all of the dishes (although we did put most of them, except for one pan, in the dishwasher). For a $200 night airbnb with a $65 cleaning fee, it’s unacceptable to expect guests to wash their own sheets and dishes, especially when this was not spelled out up front. Also Sammy’s continual harassment of us via email was unprofessional. For this reason, we have to warn other Airbnbers to be careful with this rental and set your expectations accordingly.