I never met the hosts in person and I’m sure by all accounts they are lovely friendly people, but unfortunately the only word I can come up with to summarize the place is “squalid”. I am NOT a clean freak or a picky guest by any stretch, I’m the kinda guy that just ignores a hair in my food, stain on the bedding or even the odd toenail clipping on the floor in an Airbnb stay. But I met my match in this stay. In the bathroom there were used tampons piled to the brim in the bathroom trash that weren’t cleared over a 2 day stay. There was also a strong odor of stale urine in the bathroom where people had missed the bowl and it just got left to absorb into the flooring and there was a thick layer of orange goop (which must have taken years of neglect to build) with pubic hair in it on the kitchen board where the (stained and unwashed) glasses, plates and utensils were kept. In response to a previous criticism about cleanliness the hosts responded that they are “kinda messy”. Messy to me means cluttered and untidy, when things are unclean and unhygienic “kinda messy” doesn’t really do it justice. Similarly they responded that private areas are kept clean, which I also have to disagree with. Whilst the private space was notably better and of an acceptable standard to me, there were clumps of thick matted black hair attached to the base of the fan and a few loose black hairs were also on the pillow and in the bed. Everything just felt a little bit like you didn’t wanna touch it and I left the shower feeling somehow dirtier than I went into it. The body soap ran out on morning of day two and still wasn’t replaced when I left two days later. It’s a two rather than one star from me because if, like me, you can overlook these factors and still enjoy your time in LA, every other area was on point about this stay: Check in was granted very early to really help me out and the place is in a GREAT location and pretty safe neighborhood. The vibe at the home was very friendly and welcoming: The offer to take anything we wanted from the fridge was a nice gesture, but when I picked up the orange juice and went to use it, it was over TWO YEARS past it’s sell by date. Two thirds of the food was old - just throw it out why hold onto that stuff? I didn’t even want to put my own food in that fridge because it felt like the things around it would contaminate it. The price of the place was undeniably good. It’s just a shame they let themselves down so badly in this one area. I know that you get what you pay for but depriving your guests of basic hygiene standards and making them...