To preface this review, I’ve been a host of AIRBNB for 1.5 years now, receiving super host status numerous times.
The place itself is great, 1/2 block to Venice Beach, 3 bedrooms, and very spacious No complaints with the home itself.
The stay itself was not favorable at all. What I’ve learned is the counsel of Venice does not allow a person to own a home that is exclusively used as a short term/ hotel-like rental property. Therefore a “story” needs to be made up that we were interested in purchasing the property and using a realtor to be shown around. This in itself I had no problem with. However, I would imagine neighbors are not to keen on short term renters, hence where the problems began.
I had 4 of my closest high school friends who live in LA over to bbq and have some drinks on the back patio area. We were having conversations and listening to a Bluetooth speaker, by no means was this a “party” rather a couple friends hanging out. It was the Saturday after the 4th of July on Venice beach, so the neighborhood itself was quite busy. Apparently the neighbors called the police, which an officer stopped by, came into the backyard, saw the 4 friends sitting around the table and proceeded to say “enjoy your night.” No harm, no foul.
Then I was accused of lighting off fireworks, throwing a party, and threatened with eviction by the host. At no point did she ask me what was happening at the property, rather made accusations.
We went inside around 10:00-10:30 pm and the issue seemed to be over. The next morning I was contacted by Airbnb support, reiterating the accusations & potential eviction. I responded explaining this was fabricated and the issue was resolved.
Days after checkout, I was contacted and assessed a $223 deposit fee for damages to the home, excessive trash, and more assumptions of which never occurred.
As I mentioned, I’m a host on Airbnb and I would never dream of treating my guests in this fashion. After doing research on short term rentals in Venice beach it is clear that their is a risk to do so, maybe this is where the mindset is stemming from? Overall, great property, however if you plan to use the outdoor space and not stay completely silent, I would recommend looking elsewhere.