I lived with Diego and Rosa for over 7 months on a work assignment in Palmdale, so my review is about my experience from mid-2019 to March 2020. I've tried to keep this as objective as possible.
In summary, the listing is accurate and contains good amenities for the price - with a few caveats. I can see short-term guests enjoying the value it poses, but I cannot recommend this listing for long-term guests beyond a couple weeks due to the "roommate" situation where you're actually paying "rent", not just for a "stay". Rosa fully understands hospitality and can make you feel welcome and at home, but I had several confrontations with Diego that would ruin my stay when the "king of the castle" considered noise levels after hours non-negotiable and ended up insulting and shouting at me by the last week of my stay. If you want more, continue reading.
CHECK-IN:
It was fine. Place was clean and nothing stood out as disastrous for my 7 month long stay. The hosts (Rosa and Diego) worked non-standard work weeks and ended up having their "weekend" on Sunday thru Tuesday. They were very friendly at check-in and most of the stay.
COMMON AREAS:
Kitchen was well-equipped and I had access to everything they owned, which was nice. I didn't use much of it (cooked maybe once every two weeks), besides the microwave and fridge. The cabinet space was very generous as opposed to other Airbnbs I've stayed at.
The living room was available at all times, but Diego was usually on the couch in the living room on his TV so I never really used it since I would be on my PS4 either playing with friends or watching shows/movies in the room. I'm sure if I made an effort to spend a night with them and watch shows together, they would have indulged.
The laundry I used every 1-2 weeks to wash all my clothes. Washer and dryer are pretty modern and relatively new. No issues. I negotiated to pay them for each day I did laundry since their policy at time of booking did not include laundry amenities.
The rest of the home I never touched, including backyard, garage, and Diego's computer desk/work area across from living room.
ROOM:
The room has what seems like basic IKEA furniture (nothing wrong with that), with a small desk that was enough to put a monitor, PS4, keys, phone, charger, etc....enough for permanent things, but I would need to move/clean off the desk if I wanted to put my laptop on it as well. I ended up buying a foldable table to use as secondary counter/desk space. The lamp could use an upgrade, lighting is not great - this was something they didn't want to fix. I would recommend a better lamp or secondary ceiling light. The bed is nothing to brag about, and I'm young enough to deal with sleeping anywhere so I didn't have any issues with it. The closet space was sufficient, but understand the room itself is not a large room so it scales with that. It always looked cluttered with my bags either out or in the closet, although it wasn't an issue for me. I can't complain too much about the room for what I was paying, since it included a private bath, just outside the room.
Seasons are pretty crazy in the desert if you've never lived there. Summer turned the room into a sauna due to the windows trapping the sun's rays (>85 F inside), so I asked them for blackout curtains early on and they helped a lot. In the winter, the room got very cold and I really wanted the heater on for when I got up early for work...Rosa helped set up an schedule on the AC/heater for that. This is mostly personal preference, though.
NOISE:
This caused serious friction between Diego and I when I would occasionally need to ask Diego (never Rosa) to turn down the noise from TV, speakers, etc. after hours (IMO after 10 or 11pm) when I needed to wake up at 5:30am for work. He was "king of the castle" as he put it, and would push back unreasonably - i.e. "the only days I'm here you can't tell me to do anything." This left a bad taste in my mouth, as it would/should any guest paying rent. We had a talk after the first time (a month in) that seemed to move on from the argument for a few months until it kept coming back up again more passive-aggressively on his end. If you don't go to bed early-ish, this likely won't be an issue.
The room itself has paper-thin walls. The door stops no noise, and half the time when Diego watches a movie or plays a game, you would think he lost his hearing prior to turning on the TV. It sounds like an IMAX theater, unnecessarily. Same for when he listens to music and the whole house turns into a concert. There just wasn't much courtesy for a guest in general when it came to Diego's noise. I'm glad I had good headphones and basically just streamed shows or played video games in my room 99% of the time I was at the house. I can't recommend this place for anyone who needs quiet often (reading, studying, working, etc.)
COMMUNICATION:
They were willing to negotiate a few options since my stay was for so long, such as paying them each time I washed laundry. Maybe they will change their policy going forward. Kitchen and shared spaces were well-kept and usually available. When they were home, Rosa would cook often, so I just waited for her to finish on the rare occasions I actually cooked. She was friendly all the time and easy to talk to. Any kind of question or concern I had, I always brought it up to Rosa as she seemed to be the one running the "business" and