3 advantages to staying at this place
1. Good size Space 2. Cable TV 3. Walking distance to “hot spots”
There are other things that really made my stay miserable – And at no time did I consider spending an entire day here. Upon arriving close to midnight on day I checked in:
1. Febreeze overspray!! Soon as I entered, the smell is overwhelming– wondering what kinds of smells are being masked – had to open windows
2. Smell of bad sewer/ plumbing in bathroom, once the Febreeze smell wore off some.
3. All windows in the unit face the busy street, once windows opened it increased of traffic noise. Forget sleeping in, traffic noise is especially loud at rush hour times.
4. Dirty – hallways and carpet in building dirty and old, at both front and back entrances. In unit old and dirty windows and window sills, rust on shower caddy, bathroom shower vent is dirty.
5. The unit slopes from street side to hallway, and the toilet leans , women go ahead, lean as you sit. Also had to jiggle toilet handle a few times so stop it from running
6. No good lighting for reading, lamps are dim in bedroom.
7. Curved sofa only looks stylish but not good for relaxing in, putting feet up means you start to fall off the sofa. Plus Febreeze all in the fabric sofa.
8. Building is old, the floor boards squeak as you walk on them, and some windows look out to a dirty roof top alley. Windows in bedroom closet old and broken.
9. No window coverings in kitchen – and the bathroom opens up to kitchen - stay dressed.
10. Neighborhood/Location gives you a real taste of “tinsel town” as some nights I could look out of kitchen window and see homeless person digging in garbage and making his bed in the doorway of business across the street.
11. Host initial response to my request for an extra sheet for my son was not gracious. He quickly responded that I did not make request when i booked, that I was given extra towels and that there is laundry in the hallway – Response really left me not wanting to deal with host at all. Host kept saying I had the ONLY set of keys to the entire place, so I delayed dinner to wait for him. I did get sheet.
Bottom line:
I booked 6 nights and 7 days, after 2 nights I was honestly ready to check out of there. The smell and dirt in this place cannot be masked by a paint job, cute furniture or large tv. Due to weekend, had a hard time finding something else, decided to spend most of the time away from the Unit. Not a good Airbnb experience.
FYI: Host had a chance to respond to this review before posting and replied, in part, "Cannot be all things to all people"