This is the 10th AirBnb I've stayed at in the last 4 years or so, and the only one that disappointed me.
The locations is very good. Tucked away down a driveway, with a side entrance, off busy Foothill Blvd. Monrovia is a very clean and pretty city. I rode my electric scooter around the neighborhoods and they are very attractive and well maintained. So, location is good. Stores and restaurants close by, and old town also close by and is a nice place to walk and dine.
The unit is upstairs and has two bedrooms and one bathroom. The staircase to get upstairs is interior after the downstairs locked door. The entry is a nice and private area, being behind the black side gate. I was able to lock my scooter to a pipe and I felt it was secure and hidden from the public view. I contacted Allan for permission to use a 120v outlet I found behind the house to charge my scooter and he kindly assented.
I had texted Allan about a possible early check in and he told me that with the cleaning crew schedule I might possibly get in by 2 and he would contact me. Arrived at 3 and found Allan had messaged me that the cleaning person didn't show up today so check in would be closer to 4 and he would be in touch. I came back at 3:45 and no contact so I waited and a woman came by and noticed me and told me apt was ready. I told her Allan said cleaning crew didn't show, had the place been cleaned? She said yes and I thanked her. Said Allan worked for her. Unlocked the door and stepped in and the smell hit me, easily identified as the smell I've experienced many times in assisted living and nursing homes. Place looked clean and no reason to think anything otherwise wrong. Open all the windows but it took fully two days for the smell to dissipate. Remained in the bath towels and couch pillows. So I read the house rules and saw this about cleaning:
"The Cleaning Fee is for use and cleaning of linen and towels, and general dusting of house. If there is extra cleaning required due to guests, there will be a charge deducted out of the security deposit (dependng on the time it takes to clean) at the rate of $30/hour."
So, I'm reeling from the smell and the knowledge the cleaning person didn't come and no where in the listing does it mention Covid or sanitizing anything so my concern level is high that someone just came in here and straightened up and dusted and sprayed an entire can of Glade or Febreze. My daughter comes to visit and first thing she says is, "Smells like the assisted living."

The 3 air conditioners worked well.
The Blvd. is quiet at night, but with windows open during the day there is a lot of traffic and truck noises, but it was not bothersome.
The internet is excellent, I tested at 90mbps, and never had any glitches. Curiously, the internet seems to be associated with a Pesticide company called Unicare.
There are two refrigerators. I assumed the owner was storing one for later use, but it's stored in the living room and is quite a distraction when I was trying to watch tv or relax, always to the side is this big silver thing. I didn't realize that the living room reefer is the one that is intended to be used. The one in the kitchen appears to work but the stuff I put in there cooled but didn't get cold. Door says 43 degrees. So after a day I moved my food to the living room reefer.
The blinds for the window above the top of the stairs have a one inch gap top to bottom on the side that allows a direct sight from the Taco and Liquor stores across the blvd to the kitchen doorway. If my wife had been on this trip with me we would have had a problem. As is I was careful for awhile and eventually just put it out of my mind, mostly.
The floors in the kitchen and bathroom are not level, quite a tilt that someone with mobility problems might want to know about ahead of time. Odd to stand at the toilet with one knee bent and the other leg straight in order to stand straight. Also the stairs into the unit are very shallow so any age needs to hold the handrails, especially going down. Even knowing the stairs were narrow and steep I stumbled but had hold of the handrail.
There was no Kleenex. This is the second AirBnb I've run into with no Kleenex. They need to provide Kleenex, I believe.
If you are above 5'6" you will have to stoop to see your hair in the bathroom mirror.
There is no level surface anywhere with a plug nearby to charge devices. I eventually dragged the dining table close to the wall to use for charging.
I reserved 4 nights, stayed 3 and left, I just wasn't comfortable there with the smell, the gap in the blinds, the refrigerator and the cleaning concerns. I didn't ask for any refund.
I think it’s important for AirBnb guests to write accurate reviews. Doesn’t do anyone any good to give undeserved stars. I rely on the reviews and this time they led me astray.