Two main reasons I gave this listing a low star rating (that I'm positive Mathias will respond to below):
1. This listing charges more for a SECOND person - no clue why. I've been using airbnb for seven years and never once encountered this type of charge. Host said it was part of a "smart pricing" feature but to me that felt like sleazy nickel-and-diming. The extra person was a total additional $90 for both nights making our total $648.73 for two nights, with two people.
Hotels don't do this and airbnb should not allow it either.
Increasing a reservation from one to two people has no further burden on the host, as the cleaning fee should cover this. I truly don't understand why Mathias is able to charge more if the listing has a queen size bed and space for both persons to move around.
I called airbnb to ask about this extra person charge and they also found it ludicrous, so they covered my cost of the 2nd person (yay airbnb customer service)!
2. There are a LOT of house rules, and the host is very adamant you follow them to a tee. For example, we could not keep the porch light on past 11pm so as not to disrupt the neighbors. However, I was returning to the airbnb past 11pm on both nights. This caused a tension as the property is pitch black at night with lots of stairs to climb up.
He also walked out of his home next door to tell me to close the windows while the AC was on. I totally get it, but please just send a message.
The amount of back-and -forth during the stay, plus the charge for the second person really turned me off to this listing.
I would not stay here again or recommend to others until both of these notes are addressed.