Stacey’s place was good for our needs and we may stay here again in the future with it’s convenient airport-adjacent location. The backyard was gorgeous and was a highlight, but it was a shame that you could only get to it through one of the two bedrooms. And you can’t enter it from the side gates either, which was a bummer for me who wanted to enjoy the backyard one morning while not being lucky enough to be sleeping in the room with the door to it. Speaking of this bedroom, the headboard was not attached to the wall in here, so it wobbles and created lots of noise as you got into bed. We ended up moving the bed away from the wall to not have to deal with that.
Next time we stay here, I think we will try to be here during spring and not in the middle of January, though, as we found it quite cold in the apartment, even with the two space heaters. It would have been nice to have had at least 3 so we could have had one for the common space as well. We are from the south and are used to warm weather, so northerners would likely not have a problem with the California “winter,” but it was chilly for us southerners who are used to having both central AC and central heat, of which this place had neither.
The fridge, freezer, microwave, and coffee maker all worked fine, can’t speak to the other appliances as we didn’t use them. However, we found it odd that there were exactly 4 of each kind of silverware—4 knives, 4 spoons, and 4 forks. There were 4 in our party, and we would have definitely preferred to have not had to wash our utensils after every meal, or sometimes in the middle of meals if switching from Indian food to a dessert pie. It would have been nice to have had more silverware. If all you need to do in this Airbnb as far as meal prep is store food in the fridge, heat it up, and make coffee, you will be fine here. It’s not the most equipped for creating meals and storing those, minimal spices and food storage containers, but it works for heating up food you’ve brought with you or takeout leftovers. There was a toaster, which was nice for making sandwiches too.
The vent in the bathroom was quite dirty, which seems like it could be a fire hazard, so that needs to be cleaned. The bathroom sink faucet was quite corroded and rusty, and my mom didn’t feel comfortable brushing her teeth with the water from that sink as a result. I wasn’t worried about it, but it could bother some people.
This Airbnb was sufficient for the final two nights of our trip, but there were a lot of little things it lacked that just didn’t make it as comfortable as we had hoped. It’s a nice enough place, but just know about its shortcomings and think about what you need out of an Airbnb. If it’s mainly a place to crash and heat up food you’ve already made/bought at a restaurant, it will be alright, so long as you can handle the outdoor temperatures since those are essentially the indoor temperatures too. Stacey was great at communicating checkin instructions and seems really nice and helpful.