The only positive aspect of this Airbnb experience was the location. The apartment was close to restaurants, bars and stores but I would not stay here again. My complaints are as follows:
1. The apartment did not have basic accommodations. Both bathrooms did not have shower curtains or rugs. There were two towels in each room but no wash cloths. We had to go out and buy a shower liner and wash cloths just so we could bathe after traveling all day. The host showed up the next day with one shower liner, throw pillows, rugs and wash cloths but this should have been taken care of before our arrival. We booked a month in advance and still had to come out of pocket for things that should have been provided.
2. The apartment was not thoroughly cleaned. It looked neat upon first entry but the floors were so dusty/dirty you had to wear shoes at all times. There was a big water stain on the ceiling. Even the walls had scuff marks on them. If I am required to pay a cleaning fee, I should not have to experience this.
3. The balcony area had vertical blinds but there were slats missing from the blinds. There was one section of the blinds were 3-4 slats were missing and we had to hang a sheet from one of the beds over this area just to have privacy. Neighbors could clearly see into the apartment without the sheet hanging up.
4. The host showed up 5 times while we stayed there. We saw her almost every day. It was obvious that she actively lives in this apartment and showed up multiple times to get things out of her closet and to pick up a package. At one point she used her spare key to come in without even warning us.
This was the worst Airbnb experience I have ever had and I spent way too much money to have such a sub-par stay in LA. I would have been better off booking a hotel.