Larry's place itself was great. It was clean and in a nice location. I would say that if you plan to arrive late, this might not be the place for you. His neighbors came up and asked us when we were planning on going to sleep because they could hear us walking around and unpacking due to the lack of a carpet.
Larry and I did seem to have some communication issues throughout the process. First, he needed to see a review before he accepted the request. Since this was my first time using Airbnb, I wasn't sure what I was supposed to do about that. He ended up looking at my daughter's reviews instead.
Then he asked us if we would like one or two beds set up. Since the description of the place said two beds, we asked for two. After requesting that, he said he wanted extra money per night for setting up the second bed even though the description of the Airbnb said two beds were provided, and it did not ask for extra money for a second person to stay. When I told him that if it would be extra for the second bed, we could just use one, he said he would set up the second bed with no charge.
Then we had to cancel one night on the end of our stay. The policy he has in place with Airbnb said that we would be able to get all of the money refunded for that one night. Because of that, we booked a different place five hours away. He responded the next day saying we could not have the full refund even though his policy allowed for it and tried to charge us extra money again. Again, after some back and forth, he did end up not charging us, though, he did basically accuse us of taking advantage of him.
Through this entire process I kept asking my daughter what her experience had been in these situations in the past and she seemed equally as confused by this behavior. I wish the prices and policies he chose to set up on Airbnb reflected what he actually wanted. It would have been better to know up front than to have to keep fielding requests for extra money.
Larry did end up accommodating all of our requests and not charging us extra for anything. But it's something to look out for when booking. In the end, Larry was a very responsive host, had coffee for us, and a nice clean space to spend the night but should update his policies.