I wasn’t sure whether or not I would leave a review for Jill since my situation was a bit unique and I don’t think anyone would run into the same issues I did. At the same time, if you are looking to stay here longer than a week or two, I think it would be fair for me to warn you. Jill is initially very kind and great to work with, as long as you spend most of your day out of the house or in your room. I was locked down with her due to COVID-19 and began to see a very hostile side to her, despite really great communication between us before (she always told me when things bothered her and I would fix them, we never had any arguments or conflict). Jill began to act passive aggressively and did not communicate with me the things that bothered her until it got to the point where she was combative and took everything I did as a personal attack on her (for example, I was using the living room too much - she told me I was inconsiderate and selfish, which is fair, I didn’t realize how much I was in the living room nor did I realize it bothered her to share it with me. I apologized to her and told her I’ll use it less, to which she was still angry at me for not realizing it before she brought it up). Even as I tried to stay rational throughout the pandemic, she continued to harass me over small things. She would make unnecessarily cruel comments at me and basically used me as an emotional punching bag when she couldn’t handle how stressful the pandemic was. If I pointed out that she was being unfair or tried to explain my feelings, she’d say I was being “too touchy.” I did lose my patience with her in the end and yelled at her (regrettably, but I had been so tolerant of her toxic behaviors before then and I’m only human), at which point she began bizarre accusations (claiming I ran off with her keys, that I stole her things, etc. all of which were false). The night I left, she was incredibly drunk and was very abusive towards me. I didn’t feel comfortable with her, especially in such a position of power where she is hosting guests and could not put aside her emotional issues for the sake of professionalism. She followed me out to my car as I was leaving to tell me that she thought I should “get a lobotomy.” She continued to send me text messages harassing me after I already left, and had asked her to please stop messaging me. I even apologized to her a few days later for how things ended, and despite her lack of acknowledgement regarding how she behaved, it seemed that we were on good terms. When I had requested a refund for my last two nights there (which I had to leave early not only due to her hostility, but also because it fell under the COVID-19 refund policy), she began to act combatively towards me again and made excuses as to why I did not deserve the refund. I think it is fair for people to get upset especially during a stressful situation like COVID-19, what I don’t think is okay is how much she takes out her anger on other people and impulsively shifts blame, and the fact that she doesn’t think there is anything wrong with how she behaves. In my opinion, that is not someone I’d feel safe staying with.
That was my experience with Jill. You are unlikely to have this experience. This place is a great location, it is cozy, and if you are just visiting and staying short term, you will probably not see the side of Jill that I saw. But I felt it would be irresponsible of me not to share my experience in case anyone else ends up in the storm of anxiety and stress I felt my last two weeks there. It was honestly terrifying and I wouldn’t wish my experience on anyone. If you are mentally strong and know how to set boundaries so that you are not taken advantage of, then you will be fine. I personally was not in a place where I could handle that level of malice.