This was my first Air BnB experience and certainly the last one.
positive things:
+ good location, close to 7/11, Starbucks, Whole foods
+ clean, but little worn out
+ mattress very comfy
negative things:
-host informed us during first meeting that he is OCD (- this should be stated in the house listing so people can know it in advance and maybe not choose this listing!)
-cooking is not welcomed - host is extremely unhappy about people cooking - actually about the smell (rules on which fan to use and not to use and for how long (we are fitness people and the only food we were cooking was rice, eggs, chicken and salmon, NO SPICES. I cannot imagine if someone actually wants to cook proper full meals) - It caused uncomfortable conversations, to the point where host left cleaning equipment in the kitchen to clean the smell (??)
-using WhatsApp msging at odd times e.g. 11:30 pm or early morning to ask stuff, which I think should wait till morning to ask in person, made us feel very uncomfortable and it is unacceptable in my opinion
- house rules keep on changing and there are much more rules being introduced during a stay e.g.. open curtain is changed to close curtain, stickers are everywhere in the apartment “don’t switch off”, don’t use particular fan etc.. (if i knew I will be introduced new rules by WhatsApp at night I would not have chosen this accommodation)
-rules doesn’t apply to the host. It is called “house rules” - so my impression was that it should apply to the host but it doesn’t. Eg. guest does party ( to be fair it was Halloween, but still I would thought that asking if that is ok would be nicer than simply stating that there will be “a few friends for a drink”

I really don’t understand how he can only have so many positive reviews?