The host did her best to creat a welcoming check-in for the guest. The room has its own mini fridge, so that’s a plus. Free kitchen access with filtered tap water. Wash and dry is $5 per load.
A few pointers:
AC: not sure if this is something that needs to be listed on the description, but the house and room does not have AC. I don’t review just for this reason, but it is important to keep in mind when traveling to LA in this heat.
Wifi: the host was responsive but was a little rude when I reported that the wifi wasn’t working the morning I checked in. She annoyedly kept asking me if I put in the wifi password, and I had to clarify multiple times that the wifi itself was not connected to the internet and was not working. My stay was only for one night, so it wasn’t the biggest deal. The host promised to call the cable company that morning and let me know in the afternoon/evening. She didn’t get back to me until I messaged her that I was checking out at 8:30 the next morning. So, my whole stay was wifi-less, but I’m more frustrated at the way the host handled communication and her promise. During the conversation about the wifi, the host also went on about how the previous person in my room checked out late that morning, which was irrelevant and a little unprofessional, but this leads me to my next point.
Cleaning: the sheets were clearly not changed after that guy checked out because I saw some crumbs on the bed. Super disappointing because I paid the cleaning fee in my booking!
Other things: there’s no personal room lock and key. The lock on the door is the kind of lock that you can open from the outside. The inside of the lock is a knob to turn and lock it, but the other side is not a key hole, but rather a line end, so if you have a coin or a solid straight item that fits the line, you can easily twist the lock open from the other side. As a woman traveling alone, this was a huge no no for me and I think this is important to note before booking.
Because there was no AC, the windows were cracked open a bit for airflow. However, being in the neighborhood and in a 1st floor unit, I didn’t feel very comfortable with this fact.
The floor was super creaky and had a gigantic bump (and other bumps through the room too) to the left side of the bed that I almost tripped over multiple times.
Also, the plugs are super far away from the bed, and there’s no table for you to work on your laptop.
Location: I’ve seen a few comments mentioning this, but the location of this Airbnb is pretty far from every attractions/restaurants that you can find. The neighborhood itself has very little to offer. You can take the train, but it’s not ideal to walk under the sun with little to no shades along the road to the train station, and every walk to the stations are 17-22 minutes. If you book this unit, be sure to factor in the Uber cost or car rental and not rely solely on public transit or walking.
Overall, with everything I’ve pointed out, I personally don’t think the property is worth the rate I was paying for.