So I’m not usually picky about Airbnb especially because I get the cheap ones. But for starters I let Sharmaine know I’d be coming between 530/6 3 hours prior. I got here and after 15 minute lecture about all the rules and suggestions I had to sit and wait for her to clean up the “studio”.
The studio isn’t a studio it’s a shed with plastic wood look flooring. The instructions/limitations and rules you have to follow just to use the bathroom make it seems “guest” are an inconvenience to her. You can only turn the hot water to a certain point, only 10 minute shower (my family lives in gardena and there is no water saving ordinance), use toilet paper and paper towels conservatively (how conservative can you use 1 ply toilet paper) if trash is full you have to take it out, if washing hair put drain in floor then drain it a certain way and put the drain back. Like nobody needs this many instructions and if they do then that’s what the cleaning fee is for. You arnt even allowed to use the towel rack to hang your stuff in. There is no toilet in the “studio”
Studio is in her backyard where you have to lock snd lock back 3 diff gates which end up being 10 locks both ways just to go to the bathroom. The studio smelled like smoke and mildew when I got there. The poor dog that looks neglected barks but most annoyingly scratches the door at 5 am. Apparently he just had a surgery but his head cone looked dirty snd a few mo the old, he also had a ripped leash cut off and dragging around on him that nobody bothered to properly take off. I’m 6 months pregnant I felt so uncomfortable needing to walk 2 minutes outdoors then lock snd unlock 10 times just to use the restroom I ended up just peeing in the cup in the middle of the night. And despite all the rules and locks the studio had NO lock on it. Great security. The bedsheets were not clean if I’m not mistaken there was definitely a cum stain on the right side of the bed, the sheets were all fussy like they hadn’t been washed in a few months. Studio also isn’t weatherized it got down to 50 inside of it during the night. Seems like maybe she’s trying to squeeze the most money with the least effort. It’s an Airbnb it doesn’t have to be that serious but also guests arnt your children or anyone who you can try and control under such strict rules. Definitely don’t recommend